Should Claims That AI Agents Aren't Humanlike Carry a Burden of Proof?
davidmanheim · x · 2026-10-21
David Manheim explains his proposed term paralleling "anthropomorphism": assertions that AI agents are not humanlike in some way should carry their own burden of proof rather than being treated as defaults.
Chana Messinger is skeptical the coinage will take off; Manheim says he'd welcome something better. A substantive niche debate on AI argumentation terminology.
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