How to talk about "AI" without adding to the anthropomorphization

Emily M. Bender and Nanna Inie present categories of anthropomorphizing language about so-called "AI" and propose de-anthropomorphized alternatives, such as "probabilistic automation" for "artificial intelligence," "undesirable output" for "hallucination," and "conversation simulator" for "chatbot." They argue that such language should describe system functionality, assign agency to people rather than systems, and avoid aggrandizing metaphors about cognition. They encourage readers to adopt and invent their own rephrasings, acknowledging the awkwardness of swimming against linguistic and cultural currents.