Anthropomorphizing Artificial Intelligence: A Corpus Study of Mental Verbs Used with AI and ChatGPT

Jeanine Elise Aune ; Matthew J. Baker ; Jo Mackiewicz Iowa State University ; Jordan Smith University of Northern Colorado
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Technical Communication Quarterly
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2025-11-29
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10.1080/10572252.2025.2593840
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