LLMs Are Anthropomimetic, So the Anthropomorphic Lens Is Productive
dioscuri · x · 2026-08-29
In a discussion on anthropomorphizing AI, @dioscuri pushes back against a colleague's concerns, arguing the anthropomorphic lens is explanatorily productive for understanding AI behavior: LLMs are anthropomimetic systems, trained on human data, so human-like framings carry real explanatory weight.
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