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AP Stylebook warns against humanizing artificial intelligence

Original: From the Associated Press Stylebook: „Artificial intelligence systems do not think, feel, want or understand. Avoid lang

The Associated Press Stylebook advises journalists that artificial intelligence systems do not think, feel, want or understand, and tells writers to avoid language that ascribes human characteristics to them. The guidance defines this as anthropomorphizing — attributing human traits, emotions or behaviors to non-human things — and is being shared widely as newsrooms grapple with how to cover AI accurately.

Why now: Newsrooms and writers are actively debating how to describe AI accurately without overstating its capabilities.

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• From the Associated Press Stylebook: „Artificial intelligence systems do not think, feel, want or understand. Avoid language that gives them human characteristics. This is called anthropomorphizing, when we ascribe human traits, emotions or behaviors to non-human things, such… · christianschwaegerl · 19

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