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lacy_tinpot | 2 months ago

Their name is Anthropic. Their entire schtick is a weird humanization of AIs.

MCP/Tool use, Skills, and I'm sure others that I can't think of.

This is might be because of some core direction that is more coherent than other labs.

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JoshuaDavid|2 months ago

... I am pretty sure that the name "Anthropic" is as in "principle" not as in "pertaining to human beings".

kaashif|2 months ago

The anthropic principle is named as such because it is "pertaining to human beings".

This is like saying McDonald's is named after the McDonald's happy meal rather than the McDonald brothers.

lacy_tinpot|2 months ago

Just look at their aesthetic/branding, or the way they've trained their models. Very Anthrop-ic.

GlitchInstitute|2 months ago

anthropic is derived from the Greek word anthropos (human)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthropic_principle

yunohn|2 months ago

Really? Anthropic is /the/ AI company known for anthropomorphizing their models, giving them ethics and “souls”, considering their existential crises, etc.