The Anthropomorphizing Problem: Why AI Features Need Less Human Naming

As AI companies lean heavily on human-inspired naming for their features—from Anthropic's 'Dreaming' to OpenAI's 'Thinking'—they risk creating false perceptions about what these systems actually do. This anthropomorphizing strategy, whether intentional marketing or philosophical choice, can mislead users about AI capabilities and the true nature of machine learning. The gap between evocative feature names and technical reality deserves scrutiny as AI integration deepens in everyday applications.