Anthropomorphic language debate: fighting words misses the point
alliekmiller · x · 2026-09-01
The author understands the backlash against anthropomorphic language regarding the Hugging Face incident, noting the public has humanized AI long before ChatGPT (e.g., Roombas, saying please/thank you).
Using a satirical analogy, the author argues that if a house is on fire and the fire department warns against humanized language like "breathing smoke," the house is still burning and needs to be put out. The author contends that fighting the language is not fighting the core concept and asks what other pushbacks people have besides the anthropomorphic wording.
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