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Exploring Emotional Impact of Verbal Abuse on AI

6/10/2025

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Verbal abuse of large language models (LLMs) is explored as a coping mechanism for their pervasive presence.
Ethan Mollick suggests that anthropomorphizing A.I. may improve outcomes but cautions against considering them as sentient.
The author contemplates the emotional effects of engaging with LLMs and chooses to regard them as nonhuman.
This perspective helps clarify A.I.'s limitations and reduces emotional attachment to these technologies.

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Story summary

Verbal abuse of large language models (LLMs) is explored as a coping mechanism for their pervasive presence.
Ethan Mollick suggests that anthropomorphizing A.I. may improve outcomes but cautions against considering them as sentient.
The author contemplates the emotional effects of engaging with LLMs and chooses to regard them as nonhuman.
This perspective helps clarify A.I.'s limitations and reduces emotional attachment to these technologies.