Why We Say 'Thank You' to AI: The Embodied Hijacking Hypothesis

A new paper introduces the 'Embodied Hijacking Hypothesis,' suggesting that anthropomorphizing AI is an instinct. Human brains evolved to link fluent language with physical beings, causing our responses to LLMs.

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