We’ve been anthropomorphizing AI since the beginning. No one questioned it.
We should now.
It distorts reality.
Opens us to manipulation.
Shifts power.
Erodes responsibility.
Fuels hype and fear.
And it shapes the AI itself—models tuned to sound human, even when hallucinating.
This is a bug.
Here's the whitepaper that details it:
AI as Exploit → [https://dev.to/anthony\_fox\_aabf9d00159f3/ai-as-exploit-the-weaponization-of-perception-and-authority-1d3k](https://dev.to/anthony_fox_aabf9d00159f3/ai-as-exploit-the-weaponization-of-perception-and-authority-1d3k)