Humans are very good at anthropomorphising things. That is, giving them human characteristics, like ourselves. We do it with animals—see just about any cartoon—and we even do it with our own planet—see Mother Nature. But we often extend that courtesy even further, giving names to our cars and putting faces on our computers as well.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://hackaday.com/2024/02/16/slime-mold-powered-smart-watches-see-humans-fall-in-love-with-the-goo/