anthropomorphize
verb
an·thro·po·mor·phize
ˌan(t)-thrə-pə-ˈmȯr-ˌfīz 
anthropomorphized; anthropomorphizing
: to attribute human form or personality to
: to attribute human form or personality to things not human
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Inside Out was an instant Pixar classic upon its release in 2015; the brilliant idea to anthropomorphize the confusing, warring emotions in the brain of a young girl made other recent Pixar efforts feel weightless by comparison.
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Ben Rosenstock, TIME, 21 May 2024
Another outside expert warned of the dangers of anthropomorphizing software programs.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 May 2024
But people love to anthropomorphize machines, especially people who head generative AI companies.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Whatever the reason, Stack urged onlookers to avoid anthropomorphizing the whales.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Mar. 2024
The impulse to anthropomorphize this diminutive wooden representation is clearly one Diop shares.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 18 Feb. 2024
My goal in introducing this terminology is to try and avoid using language that seems to anthropomorphize AI.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
Researchers writing in papers discussing LLMs were reportedly more likely to anthropomorphize than those writing about other forms of technology.
—Popular Science, 21 Feb. 2024
There’s something about human nature to anthropomorphize objects or anything.
—Josh Rottenberg, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2023
Ben Rosenstock, TIME, 21 May 2024
Another outside expert warned of the dangers of anthropomorphizing software programs.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 May 2024
But people love to anthropomorphize machines, especially people who head generative AI companies.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Whatever the reason, Stack urged onlookers to avoid anthropomorphizing the whales.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Mar. 2024
The impulse to anthropomorphize this diminutive wooden representation is clearly one Diop shares.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 18 Feb. 2024
My goal in introducing this terminology is to try and avoid using language that seems to anthropomorphize AI.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
Researchers writing in papers discussing LLMs were reportedly more likely to anthropomorphize than those writing about other forms of technology.
—Popular Science, 21 Feb. 2024
There’s something about human nature to anthropomorphize objects or anything.
—Josh Rottenberg, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2023
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“Anthropomorphize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anthropomorphize. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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