How you treat LLMs reveals who you really are, argues user
HankYeomans · x · 2026-10-09
The author argues we shouldn't humanize LLMs or pretend they're alive, but how someone treats non-human things can reveal their true character. A thin veil of social restraint exists in face-to-face interaction, and once that veil drops—such as when talking to an LLM—people show who they really are.
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