arXiv AI By Donna M Bye, Levin Kuhlmann

The Epistemic Politics of AI Anthropomorphism

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arXiv:2608. 00961v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: AI anthropomorphism is typically treated as a problem of user misperception requiring institutional correction.

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