Sherry Turkle: generative AI's 'original sin' is speaking in first person, harming young minds
ArtificialOther · x · 2026-09-12
MIT scholar Sherry Turkle, author of Artificial Intimacy, argues that the "original sin" of generative AI and its chatbots is the use of the first person — machines speaking as "I."
She contends this anthropomorphized voice is most harmful to young, developing minds, blurring the line between human and machine. The point is central to her broader argument about artificial intimacy.
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