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Some organizations are giving AI agents names, titles, and workplace roles to encourage adoption. An MIT article argues that AI agents are not coworkers, despite how they're often presented. Anthropomorphism—the tendency to assign human qualities to non-human things—can influence how people trust, interact with, and depend on AI. While human-like framing may improve adoption, it can also blur important boundaries about what AI can and cannot do. Does giving AI a human identity make these systems easier to use—or does it encourage people to trust them more than they should? Subscribe to our podcasts: https://securityweekly.com/subscribe #WorkplaceAI #SecurityWeekly #Cybersecurity #InformationSecurity #AI #InfoSec