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Many institutions are collective/artificial intelligence because as you said these institutions have objectives and take actions to impose their will on the world in order to achieve their goals.

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"intelligence" is too strong a word for it. It's "a will of it's own" perhaps... but at least in my experience that will is a loooonggg way from intelligent.

That's true but organizations are agents and they do act to preserve "themselves" which is much more than can be said about software systems we call AI.

I think "artificial agency" could have some legs as a descriptive term.

"Agency" is about having an effect on the world. But ascribing "intelligence" to some entity speaks to something more cunning and planful than just thrashing.

yes. Agency is a good term. It seems like corporations have agency and sort of try to make short term profits in response to outside pressures.

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