Here is a quote from the same text that I think is more apt to the point you are making about apparent shortcomings in ET Jaynes’ interpretation of more general agentic behavior:
Of course, for many purposes we would not want our robot to adopt any of these more ‘human’ features arising from the other coordinates. It is just the fact that computers do not get confused by emotional factors, do not get bored with a lengthy problem, do not pursue hidden motives opposed to ours, that makes them safer agents than men for carrying out certain tasks.
Here is a quote from the same text that I think is more apt to the point you are making about apparent shortcomings in ET Jaynes’ interpretation of more general agentic behavior: