Opinion: Anthropomorphizing AI Helps Predict Behavior
cramforce · x · 2026-08-31
The author argues in favor of anthropomorphizing AI. While acknowledging that it is factually incorrect regarding mechanism equivalence, conscience, or sentience, they contend that it leads to better behavior predictions compared to a strict first-principles approach.
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