Comment by latexr

> People anthropomorphize just about anything around them.

They do not, you are mixing up terms.

> People talk about inanimate objects like they are persons. Ships, cars, etc.

Which is called “personification”, and is a different concept from anthropomorphism.

Effectively no one really thinks their car is alive. Plenty of people think the LLM they use is conscious.

https://www.masterclass.com/articles/anthropomorphism-vs-per...