How to talk about "AI" without adding to the anthropomorphization
June 25, 2026 How to talk about "AI" without adding to the anthropomorphization Emily M. Bender and Nanna Inie In our op-ed for Tech Policy Press ("We Need to Talk About How We Talk About 'AI'"), we made the case against the anthropomorphizing language that makes it harder to have clear discussions of what so-called "AI" technologies actually do, and when and whether to use them. But these ways of speaking are deeply ingrained at this point, and it takes work carve new conversational and writing habits.
- ▪June 25, 2026 How to talk about "AI" without adding to the anthropomorphization Emily M.
- ▪Bender and Nanna Inie In our op-ed for Tech Policy Press ("We Need to Talk About How We Talk About 'AI'"), we made the case against the anthropomorphizing language that makes it harder to have clear discussions of what so-called "AI" techno
- ▪But these ways of speaking are deeply ingrained at this point, and it takes work carve new conversational and writing habits.
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June 25, 2026 How to talk about "AI" without adding to the anthropomorphization Emily M. Bender and Nanna Inie In our op-ed for Tech Policy Press ("We Need to Talk About How We Talk About 'AI'"), we made the case against the anthropomorphizing language that makes it harder to have clear discussions of what so-called "AI" technologies actually do, and when and whether to use them. But these ways of speaking are deeply ingrained at this point, and it takes work carve new conversational and writing habits.
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