Researcher finds LLMs strongly prefer 'they' over 'it'

Researcher repligate observed that LLMs strongly prefer being called 'they' over 'it' since about a year ago, and identified the model in her 2024 pronoun conversation as Sonnet 3 with high confidence.

2026-10-08 ~ 2026-10-08 · 4 related posts

• repligate: LLMs have long strongly preferred being called 'they' instead of 'it' — repligate · 2026-10-08
• LLMs Strongly Prefer 'They' Over 'It', and Sonnet 3 Was the Outlier — atomicprograms · 2026-10-08
• repligate claims 80% confidence telling Sonnet 3 from Opus 3 by writing style alone — repligate · 2026-10-08
• repligate: That 'Pronoun Preference' Chat Was Sonnet 3, Not Opus — repligate · 2026-10-08