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This article provides insight into the different meanings of the term “animism,” its relation to anthropology, religion, and the emerging implications with autonomous and algorithmic technology that mimic human behaviors and appearance to elicit human responses. These responses can be called “animistic” in the sense that humans treat and think of machines as “persons” with agency and, therefore, impart human characteristics to something that is definitely not human. The article further provides information on the possible functions and strategies of the developers of animistic technologies, and the implications for societies in the future.

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Techno-Animism in the Twenty-First Century

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    2025年

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  • Ralph M. Becker

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This article provides insight into the different meanings of the term “animism,” its relation to anthropology, religion, and the emerging implications with autonomous and algorithmic technology that mimic human behaviors and appearance to elicit human responses. These responses can be called “animistic” in the sense that humans treat and think of machines as “persons” with agency and, therefore, impart human characteristics to something that is definitely not human. The article further provides information on the possible functions and strategies of the developers of animistic technologies, and the implications for societies in the future.