Examples of anthropomorphize in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Our sappy human brains and their tendency to anthropomorphize inanimate objects kicked in. — Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2021 Please be aware that there is an ongoing and dangerous tendency these days to anthropomorphize AI. — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 7 July 2021 Please be aware that there is an ongoing and dangerous tendency these days to anthropomorphize AI. — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 7 July 2021 Please be aware that there is an ongoing and dangerous tendency these days to anthropomorphize AI. — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 28 June 2021 Most Western scientists had been drilled to never anthropomorphize animals. — Maciek Pożoga, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Jan. 2021 Please be aware that there is an ongoing and dangerous tendency these days to anthropomorphize AI. — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 5 June 2021 Despite our inclination to anthropomorphize computers (who can forget R2-D2 and C-3PO?), computer algorithms do not have sentiment, feelings, or passions. — Gary Smith, Quartz, 4 June 2021 Channeling her lifelong enchantment with animals, Heffernan stages unique situations to anthropomorphize these creatures in playful, sometimes political, often histrionic, narratives. — Natasha Gural, Forbes, 29 May 2021 See More

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“Anthropomorphize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anthropomorphize. Accessed 18 May. 2022.

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