Anthropomorphizing AI is bad when it overstates abilities — and when it understates them
AndyMasley · x · 2026-09-28
AndyMasley argues both directions of anthropomorphizing AI can be harmful: it's bad to use language implying AI has abilities it lacks, but equally bad to use language denying abilities it actually has. The point isn't to avoid anthropomorphism, but to keep descriptions accurate to real model capabilities.
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