I did not invent a new meaning to this word. The standard meaning is exactly what I meant, here in the context of an AGI agent to which many people would get attached emotionally at the same time. I already know of some people who are emotionally attached to AI systems even though they are not AGI yet.
Written by Avi Loeb
Avi Loeb is the Baird Professor of Science and Institute director at Harvard University and the bestselling author of “Extraterrestrial” and "Interstellar".