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As generative AI becomes increasingly integrated into workplaces, the practice of assigning human names and personalities to these systems is drawing criticism. While some companies adopt this approach to foster quicker trust or alleviate anxieties surrounding job security, experts warn that anthropomorphizing AI can inadvertently dehumanize both human workers and the technology itself. The framing of AI as a ‘co-worker’ obscures the fundamental differences between human intelligence and artificial intelligence, raising ethical concerns about transparency and the potential for misleading perceptions of AI capabilities.