anthropomorphize
verb
an·thro·po·mor·phize
ˌan(t)-thrə-pə-ˈmȯr-ˌfīz 
anthropomorphized; anthropomorphizing
: to attribute human form or personality to
: to attribute human form or personality to things not human
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Understanding this fundamental difference, rather than anthropomorphizing AI agents, is key to creating effective human-AI partnerships that leverage the unique strengths of each.
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Charles Towers-Clark, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Hill likens working with the AI to dealing with an extraterrestrial lifeform while simultaneously attempting to anthropomorphize it.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 13 Dec. 2024
For years, researchers were cautioned not to anthropomorphize their subjects, or bestow human traits upon other animals.
—Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Nov. 2024
Do not inadvertently anthropomorphize AI due to this analogous consideration.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
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Charles Towers-Clark, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Hill likens working with the AI to dealing with an extraterrestrial lifeform while simultaneously attempting to anthropomorphize it.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 13 Dec. 2024
For years, researchers were cautioned not to anthropomorphize their subjects, or bestow human traits upon other animals.
—Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Nov. 2024
Do not inadvertently anthropomorphize AI due to this analogous consideration.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
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“Anthropomorphize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anthropomorphize. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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