@mattsheffield@mastodon.social
2026-10-03 18:36 UTC
I think the reason so many people are inclined to imagine their chatbot is alive is that the human lineage never had to evolve the ability to spot linguistic imitation.
Spotting visual simulacra was essential to survival for our ancestors, by contrast: https://plus.flux.community/p/large-language-models-and-the-textual
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@MaryAustinBooks@mstdn.social 2026-10-03 18:52
@mattsheffield@mastodon.social Maybe we need to pitch awareness about chatbots the way people talk about night in the Appalachian woods: if you hear something call your name, no you didn't. 👻