Can AI have free will? Aalto study on functional free will
Research from Aalto University finds that generative agents built on LLMs have functional free will, because they set their own goals and make plans. A related analysis suggests that systems explainable in agentic terms may automatically be candidates.
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- Can AI systems have free will? · Pith Reviewpith.science · Sep 14, 2026
- Artificial intelligence and free will: generative agents utilizing large language models have functional free will - Aalto University's research portalresearch.aalto.fi · Sep 14, 2026
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