Anthropomorphization of AI: Opportunities and Risks
Ameet Deshpande,
Tanmay Rajpurohit,
Karthik Narasimhan
et al.
Abstract:Anthropomorphization, which is the tendency to attribute human-like traits to non-human entities, is prevalent in many social contextschildren anthropomorphize toys and adults do so with brands. It is also a versatile tool in science, with behavioral psychology and evolutionary biology meticulously documenting its consequences. With widespread adoption of AI systems, and the push to make it human-like through alignment techniques, human voice, and avatars, the tendency for users to anthropomorphize it increase… Show more
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