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The post claims to analyze how people start attributing “personas” or agency to LLMs — but the language used throughout (“persona X”, “the model wants”, “something gets activated”) actively reinforces exactly that framing. From a psychological perspective, this is classic induced anthropomorphism + agency projection. You’re describing a cognitive illusion, but at the same time narrating it in agentic terms, which predictably strengthens the illusion in readers. LLMs don’t have personas. They don’t have intentions, continuity of self, or internal goals. Wha... (read more)

Thanks for the detailed response. I appreciate your willingness to engage in dialogue.

To clarify: I didn’t mean to imply that you literally stated hypertension is caused by a single gene – rather, I was pointing to a broader pattern I noticed in your post, where complex traits seemed to be discussed in a somewhat reductionist way. That might not have been your intent, but that’s how it came across to me as a physician who deals with multifactorial conditions daily.

I also understand that emotional attachment wasn’t your focus – fair enough. Still, I think o... (read more)

Are we still talking about human beings – or optimization projects? You can’t predict or engineer how a baby will turn out. What troubles me most is how little attention is paid to emotional attachment, which is arguably the cornerstone of healthy development. This reads more like a plan for growing babies in vitro than raising actual children. Honest question: do you have kids?

Also, much of the terminology you use feels superficial or misapplied. Science and education aren’t just about memorizing buzzwords – they require deep understanding, and that takes... (read more)