assasalym
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Is agent only suitable for animal entity which acts with volition ? (It is how it is explained in some sources)
What about mechanic tools (like printer, fridge) and more complex tools with CPU (some sensors, artificial intelligence, like Sophia robot, which acts similar to people).
Is this correct to assign to this simple tools - causer role, in sentence like: Printer prints new document.
But for more complex tools assign agent role, in sentence like: Sophia is talking with people.
Sophia doesn't have volition, but in my opinion it is closer for this noun phrase to be an agent than a causer, what do you think ?
What about mechanic tools (like printer, fridge) and more complex tools with CPU (some sensors, artificial intelligence, like Sophia robot, which acts similar to people).
Is this correct to assign to this simple tools - causer role, in sentence like: Printer prints new document.
But for more complex tools assign agent role, in sentence like: Sophia is talking with people.
Sophia doesn't have volition, but in my opinion it is closer for this noun phrase to be an agent than a causer, what do you think ?