Why we never say "the AI is hungry": folk psychology still draws a line at machines
xuanalogue · x · 2026-09-19
The author argues that our instinct not to "interoceptualize" AI—we never say it's hungry, thirsty, nauseous or tired, while happily doing so for animals—suggests folk psychology isn't entirely broken when applied to AI; it naturally excludes machines from embodied states.
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