Being "programmed" is being given a set of instructions.
This ignores explicit instructions.
It may not be magic; but it is still surprising, uncontrollable, and risky. We don't need to be doomsayers, but let's not downplay our uncertainty.
Can you name a single thing that you enjoy doing that's outside your genetic code?
> If you view the human being as simply a program that is given a goal to achieve and tools to achieve it with, without any higher order “thought” or “thinking”, then you realise they are simply doing what they are genetically “programmed” to do.
FTFY
Yes, AI is a tool. So are guns. So are nukes. Many tools are easy to be misused. Most tools are inherently dangerous.
Anthropomorphizing LLMs, on the other hand, has a multitude of clearly evident problems arising from it.
Or do you focus on the “just” part of the statement? That I very much agree with. Genuinely asking for understanding, not a native speaker.
It's no longer "just a tool".