Proposal to use "mentalize" instead of "anthropomorphize" for AI
xuanalogue · x · 2026-08-31
A user suggested using the term "mentalize" instead of "anthropomorphize" when attributing mental states to AI systems. The argument is that since there are many intelligent creatures besides humans and we mentalize them regularly, applying the same process to AI is not inherently anthropomorphic.
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