Beyond the Machine: An Integrative Framework of Anthropomorphism in AI

Petru Lucian Curseu; Stefana Radu

doi:10.3390/bs16030358

Beyond the Machine: An Integrative Framework of Anthropomorphism in AI

Petru Lucian Curseu^*
, Stefana Radu

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Original language	English
Article number	358
Number of pages	17
Journal	Behavioral sciences
Volume	16
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/bs16030358
Publication status	Published - 3 Mar 2026

Keywords

AI opportunities
AI threats
Anthropomorphism
Artificial intelligence
Technology acceptance model
Theory of planned behavior
Threat rigidity model

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