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Like anthropomorphism is literally in the company name… i recall reading this book as a teenager.. it does seem apt in the world to come.

https://www.amazon.com/Faces-Clouds-New-Theory-Religion/dp/0...

> anthropomorphism is literally in the company name

No it's not... "anthropos" just means "human" in ancient Greek. "Anthropic" means "relating to humans", as in human oriented AI or AI designed with humans in mind.

"Anthropomorphic" means "human shaped".

> "Anthropomorphic" means "human shaped".

In a literal, ancient Greek sense for sure, but in modern English Anthropomorphic would describe the act of attributing human characteristics to non-human entities.

Seems pretty apt for a company that produces one of the more anthropomorphized technologies.

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> "anthropos" just means "human" in ancient Greek

FWIW it means human in modern Greek too :-P

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