1) Humans have a bias / tendency to attribute human qualities to things that appear or act human, but aren’t.
2) When that happens, people jump to conclusions by stretching the human analogy too far.
3) Since humans have a bias to do this, we should have a bias against anthropomorphising LLMs.
It’s easier to believe LLMs act like humans because there’s so much evidence to support that. You have to actively use your brain to convince yourself otherwise. Another reason why we should have a bias against using human behavior to describe LLM behavior.
But I agree. “I don’t know” is a good stance. But I think “I don’t know, probably not” is a better stance if only to combat our (or at least my) natural bias.
1) Humans have a bias / tendency to attribute human qualities to things that appear or act human, but aren’t.
2) When that happens, people jump to conclusions by stretching the human analogy too far.
3) Since humans have a bias to do this, we should have a bias against anthropomorphising LLMs.
It’s easier to believe LLMs act like humans because there’s so much evidence to support that. You have to actively use your brain to convince yourself otherwise. Another reason why we should have a bias against using human behavior to describe LLM behavior.
But I agree. “I don’t know” is a good stance. But I think “I don’t know, probably not” is a better stance if only to combat our (or at least my) natural bias.