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arXiv Computation and Language October 1, 2026 By Ismael T. Freire, Marceau Nahon, Maud van Lier, Katie Evans, H\'elie Bazin, Michele Farisco, Kathinka Evers, Raja Chatila, Mehdi Khamassi

Anthropomorphism in the age of Large Language Models: An overview of potential risks and mitigations

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