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we have been using human-like metaphors for computers for a century, and yet we managed to not ascribe…

The way people anthropomorphize AI, particularly large language models like ChatGPT, is not primarily driven by the human-like metaphors used to describe them. Instead, the language used is a symptom of a deeper tendency to ascribe sentience, agency, or intent to these systems. This tendency has historical roots, extending even to how people interact with tools like cars. Efforts to change how we talk about AI, such as replacing AI

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    we have been using human-like metaphors for computers for a century, and yet we managed to not ascribe sentience to computers for all this time. for example, co

    we have been using human-like metaphors for computers for a century, and yet we managed to not ascribe sentience to computers for all this time. for example, computers already are said to... be 'stubborn' 'refuse' to work properly 'tell' a user something 'communicate' with a netw…