Anthropomorphizing AI: why 'think' is acceptable — with caveats
analisereal · x · 2026-09-27
A commentary on anthropomorphizing AI: the author argues it's acceptable to use the word "think" for AI processes, provided you remember it's not a person — its "thinking" differs fundamentally from human cognition, and no one yet fully understands what it's actually doing. Several risks of anthropomorphization are flagged, including misleading the public about AI capability boundaries.
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