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To be fair, anthropomorphizing is kind of a built in feature for us — or more accurately, ascribing intentionality to things as a means of explanation. Magnets
by maebert 3y ago
To be fair, anthropomorphizing is kind of a built in feature for us — or more accurately, ascribing intentionality to things as a means of explanation. Magnets “want” to stick together, my vintage computer “thinks” it’s 1993, and the furious gods are hurling burning rocks from the skies because my neighbor ate leavened bread on the wrong day.
It’s not limited to AI or LLMs - theory of mind is a powerful explanatory tool that helps us navigate a complex world, and we misapply it all the time.