The Double-Edged Sword of Anthropomorphism in LLMs

Humans may have evolved to be “hyperactive agency detectors”. Upon hearing a rustle in a pile of leaves, it would be safer to assume that an agent, like a lion, hides beneath (even if there may ultimately be nothing there). Can this evolutionary cognitive mechanism—and related mechanisms of anthropo...

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Main Authors: Madeline G. Reinecke, Fransisca Ting, Julian Savulescu, Ilina Singh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2025-02-01
Series:Proceedings
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2504-3900/114/1/4
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