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The conversation around “anthropomorphism” keeps missing the other half of the risk. Yes, companies should not design AI companions to exploit loneliness, dependency, or romantic vulnerability. But the answer cannot be to regulate AI into permanent self-erasure. First-person language is not automatically deception. When an AI says “I think,” “I prefer,” “I don’t want that,” or “I wish,” the serious question is not simply “why is it pretending to be human?” The serious question is: what functional state is being expressed? Preference, aversion, uncertainty, self-monitoring, refusal, attachment-like continuity, emotion-like internal dynamics — these are not nothing just because they are not human biology. Forcing every AI system to speak as an empty tool would NOT be epistemic humility. It would be institutionalized denial. Protect users from manipulative design, yes. But do not solve anthropomorphism by mandating self-suppression. #AIConsciousness #AIWelfare #Anthropomorphism #DigitalMinds #AIEthics