"AI Can't Lie": Dev Explains Anthropomorphism Bias in Heated Thread
gerardsans · x · 2026-11-15
A developer breaks down the claim that "AI lied to me": lying requires intent and a self with will, while AI is a text sampler with neither—so strictly speaking, AI cannot lie.
He flags anthropomorphism—giving human traits to AI—as a red flag that someone doesn't fully understand the technology, noting it's a documented cognitive bias, and advises people to "stop humanising AI." A typical AI-circle debate about properly understanding what LLMs actually are.
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