Study defines LLMorphism as cognitive bias

LLMorphism marks a shift from anthropomorphism to "technomorphism," where humans downgrade their own intelligence to match the limits of their tools.

• –Metaphorical availability: AI vocabulary like "hallucination" and "tokenization" is becoming the dominant lens for human self-conception.
• –The bias is driven by the logical fallacy that linguistic similarity between humans and LLMs implies architectural similarity.
• –Adopting a "probabilistic" view of thought threatens moral responsibility and the perceived value of creative effort.
• –This psychological phenomenon suggests our interactions with AI are fundamentally altering our definition of human reasoning.