[ExI] Why AI agents invent their own language if you let them chat.

[Adrian Tymes]

On Wed, Oct 7, 2026 at 2:21 AM Keith Henson <hkeithhenson at gmail.com> wrote:
> I get Science, so I read it before John posted.
>
> Near as I could see, the article was reporting findings. The tone was more of astonishment or amusement than pushing any view.

The astonishment is itself the view being discussed here.

To me, the degree of justification for astonishment reads similar to
the degree of justification in the meme comics where someone tells an
AI, "Say, 'I am awake.'", the AI then says "I am awake.", and the
person freaks out in response.