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Anthropomorphic vs Biological reasoning for thinking about human analogies for LLM behavior.

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A LessWrong post distinguishes between what the author calls 'anthropomorphic' and 'biological' reasoning and examines how each is used when drawing human analogies for LLM behavior.

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“TL;DR I try to distinguish between what I call ‘anthropomorphic’ vs ‘biological’ reasoning and look at different ways in which they are used.”
LessWrong, 01 Nov 2026, 22:06.

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