Where does the 'don't anthropomorphize' rule come from? A researcher digs in
generativist · x · 2026-10-26
Researcher generativist is doing a deep dive into the origins of the instruction not to anthropomorphize, arguing it reads either as sophistry or as a norm that escaped academia without proper experimental framing. He anchors the discussion in Frans de Waal's concept of anthropodenial — the unwarranted refusal to recognize human-like traits in other animals — and plans to draw parallels to AI discourse.
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