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The case for metaphorical and humanlike terms in AI

The blogger argues that metaphors help people understand relationships and make predictions, starting with their role in language and cognition.

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In a new blog post, the author argues that metaphorical and anthropomorphic terms are useful for describing AI. He begins with metaphor’s role in language and cognition, saying it can help people understand relationships efficiently and make predictions.

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in defense of metaphor: why metaphorical descriptions of AI are useful, even if they are sometimes imperfect. 

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Andrew Lampinen@AndrewLampinenNew blog post! I wrote about why I think it's useful to use metaphorical (and anthropomorphic) terms to describe AI. I start by describing the role of metaphor in language and cognition, and how metaphors can help us to efficiently understand relations and make predictions 1/21h
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    Andrew Lampinen@AndrewLampinenNew blog post! I wrote about why I think it's useful to use metaphorical (and anthropomorphic) terms to describe AI. I start by describing the role of metaphor in language and cognition, and how metaphors can help us to efficiently understand relations and make predictions 1/21h
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