1. Without committing to any firm position, this is why “they’re just word prediction machines” is such a weak criticism of LLMs. There are things you can say about them that are both meaner and less reductive, so why turn to that one? But hey, I’m just a next-action machine, I guess.
2. More essays like this, I say. There are a lot of things I disagree with in it, but I never felt that my attention or the complexity of the issue was disrespected.
@vruba This was GOOOOOOOOD. 🙏
"My sincere apologies, dear ones. Like a crow in a field of sunflowers, I unwittingly cast a shadow over your bright and joyous gathering. May my next words be a flock of butterflies, lifting your spirits to new heights. #sorrynotsorry "
@vruba @sgillies The world is composed of ever-smaller social rings, as perhaps we all circle the drain . . .