Rethinking Anthropomorphism: New Terms for AI Discourse

Writers argue that "anthropomorphism" is often misused in AI contexts, as it describes users' reactions rather than design choices, and propose terms like "anthropomimesis" and "synthetic anthropomorphism" to draw the distinction more precisely.

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