# Teachers Teach Students To Spot Anthropomorphism in AI > Source: > Published: 2026-06-26 20:49:30+00:00 In a TeachThought piece, Dr. Athena Stanley outlines classroom approaches for helping K-12 students recognise anthropomorphism in AI. The article lists concrete entry points: ask students to identify everyday examples (naming cars, talking to pets, describing weather, blaming a computer that 'hates' them), use those examples to discuss why anthropomorphism feels natural, and then connect the tendency to AI tools such as chatbots, AI companions, virtual characters, and `LLMs` that can produce humanlike language. The author frames this instruction as part of foundational AI literacy. Editorial analysis: Teaching students to notice anthropomorphism reduces the chance they conflate simulated responses with human agency. For curriculum designers and classroom technologists, the piece provides a pragmatic, discussion-led module that complements lessons on bias and academic integrity.