Anthropomorphization of AI: Opportunities and Risks
- URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2305.14784v1
- Date: Wed, 24 May 2023 06:39:45 GMT
- Title: Anthropomorphization of AI: Opportunities and Risks
- Authors: Ameet Deshpande, Tanmay Rajpurohit, Karthik Narasimhan, Ashwin Kalyan
- Abstract summary: Anthropomorphization is the tendency to attribute human-like traits to non-human entities.
With widespread adoption of AI systems, the tendency for users to anthropomorphize it increases significantly.
We study the objective legal implications, as analyzed through the lens of the recent blueprint of AI bill of rights.
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- Abstract: Anthropomorphization is the tendency to attribute human-like traits to
non-human entities. It is prevalent in many social contexts -- children
anthropomorphize toys, adults do so with brands, and it is a literary device.
It is also a versatile tool in science, with behavioral psychology and
evolutionary biology meticulously documenting its consequences. With widespread
adoption of AI systems, and the push from stakeholders to make it human-like
through alignment techniques, human voice, and pictorial avatars, the tendency
for users to anthropomorphize it increases significantly. We take a dyadic
approach to understanding this phenomenon with large language models (LLMs) by
studying (1) the objective legal implications, as analyzed through the lens of
the recent blueprint of AI bill of rights and the (2) subtle psychological
aspects customization and anthropomorphization. We find that anthropomorphized
LLMs customized for different user bases violate multiple provisions in the
legislative blueprint. In addition, we point out that anthropomorphization of
LLMs affects the influence they can have on their users, thus having the
potential to fundamentally change the nature of human-AI interaction, with
potential for manipulation and negative influence. With LLMs being
hyper-personalized for vulnerable groups like children and patients among
others, our work is a timely and important contribution. We propose a
conservative strategy for the cautious use of anthropomorphization to improve
trustworthiness of AI systems.
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