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Anthropomorphism in Children's Interactions with LLM Chatbots

https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.18250
9•StatsAreFun•1h ago

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mmooss•13m ago
Why allow anthropomorphism in LLM or any computer output, for any age group?

A simple regulation would be that all LLM output must:

  * Explicitly identify itself as a computer

  * Identify the human or human org controlling it
    (e.g., 'This is Claude v8.90 software made by Anthropic.')

  * Not attempt to mimic humans except for entertainment
    purposes, and then clearly labeled (e.g., 'This is not
    a human. It is a computer pretending to be human for
    entertainment purposes.').
What violation of those regulations would be for other than defrauding and/or manipulationg people? They are easily complied with and I don't see those regulations impacting the economic productivity gains projected for LLM use.

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Anthropomorphism in Children's Interactions with LLM Chatbots

https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.18250
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