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"I Am the One and Only, Your Cyber BFF": Understanding the Impact of GenAI Requires Understanding the Impact of Anthropomorphic AI

arXiv 2410.08526 ↗First posted 11 Oct 2024cs.CY cs.AI cs.CLcited by 8

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Abstract (arXiv)

Many state-of-the-art generative AI (GenAI) systems are increasingly prone to anthropomorphic behaviors, i.e., to generating outputs that are perceived to be human-like. While this has led to scholars increasingly raising concerns about possible negative impacts such anthropomorphic AI systems can give rise to, anthropomorphism in AI development, deployment, and use remains vastly overlooked, understudied, and underspecified. In this perspective, we argue that we cannot thoroughly map the social impacts of generative AI without mapping the social impacts of anthropomorphic AI, and outline a call to action.

Key facts. Cited by 8 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026). Builds on 24 of its 71 references that are in the map. First posted on arXiv 11 Oct 2024.

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Citing papers per year: 2025: 6; 2026: 2.

8 papers.

  1. 2025Multi-turn Evaluation of Anthropomorphic Behaviours in Large Language Modelscited by 25
  2. 2025Taxonomy of User Needs and Actionscited by 15
  3. 2025A Taxonomy of Linguistic Expressions That Contribute To Anthropomorphism of Language Technologiescited by 14
  4. 2025Dehumanizing Machines: Mitigating Anthropomorphic Behaviors in Text Generation Systemscited by 11
  5. 2025From tools to thieves: Measuring and understanding public perceptions of AI through crowdsourced metaphorscited by 10
  6. 2025Rigor in AI: Doing Rigorous AI Work Requires a Broader, Responsible AI-Informed Conception of Rigorcited by 7
  7. 2026Examining Human-Like Behaviors in LLMs: A Multi-Dimensional Analysis of Model Behaviors, User Factors, and System Promptscited by 0
  8. 2026Does Anthropomorphic Language Impact Public Perceptions of AI?cited by 0