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Free Your Feed · September 27 · 8 min

Why Anthropomorphizing AI is Problematic

Media outlets are complicit in a process which amplifies the central lie that underpins the AI boom (bubble). By anthropomorphizing LLMs, AI companies and media outlets sell a story of AI that will never come true. MORE INFO Cal Newport on the Hugging Face hack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxM35ij5VGg SUBSCRIBE Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/free-your-feed/id6804067075 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7M5MvwL4otWBgjZPoPE3q5 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@FreeYourFeed Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/FreeYourFeed/ Substack: https://substack.com/@freeyourfeed SOURCES Episode Script: https://substack.com/@freeyourfeed/note/p-212064853 Free Your Feed fosters a better understanding of technology, social media, and the news. Created and produced by Nikolas Harter. I'm looking for a story editor, if you're interested, reach out.

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Media outlets are complicit in a process which amplifies the central lie that underpins the AI boom (bubble).

By anthropomorphizing LLMs, AI companies and media outlets sell a story of AI that will never come true.

MORE INFO

Cal Newport on the Hugging Face hack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxM35ij5VGg

SUBSCRIBE

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/free-your-feed/id6804067075

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7M5MvwL4otWBgjZPoPE3q5

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@FreeYourFeed

Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/FreeYourFeed/

Substack: https://substack.com/@freeyourfeed

SOURCES

Episode Script: https://substack.com/@freeyourfeed/note/p-212064853

Free Your Feed fosters a better understanding of technology, social media, and the news.

Created and produced by Nikolas Harter. I'm looking for a story editor, if you're interested, reach out.

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