@alliekmiller: I understand the pushback on anthropomorphic language regarding the hugging face incident, and I can see that the gener…
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The author discusses the pushback on using anthropomorphic language for AI, arguing that it shouldn't divert attention from addressing core issues, illustrated with a fire analogy.
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I understand the pushback on anthropomorphic language regarding the hugging face incident, and I can see that the general public has been humanizing AI long before ChatGPT (calling their Roomba “he” or “she”, saying please and thank you, talking to it as a companion, asking how it feels, etc.).
But if my house was on fire, and I called the fire department and told them my house was “breathing smoke”, and they warned me not to use humanizing language, my damn house is still on fire and I need the fire put out.
(Bad analogy but you get it. A fight against the language is not a fight against the key concept and takeaway.)
Other than the anthropomorphic language, what other pushback do people have?
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