How should we talk about LLMs? Does it matter if we frame them as a machines 📠, tools ⚒️, or companions 👥? Our #CHI2026 paper shows that these framings can alter what people believe about LLMs and how they use them. See 🧵! Paper: arxiv.org/abs/2510.18039 Presentation: Friday 11:15am in P1-128

How should we talk about LLMs? Does it matter if we frame them as a machines 📠, tools ⚒️, or companions 👥? In our #CHI2026 paper, that these framings can alter what people believe about LLMs and how they use them. See 🧵for more! Paper: arxiv.org/abs/2510.18039