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by antiterra 1765 days ago
It wasn’t a no true Scotsman, but simply stating an area where generative content has a particular implication. You clearly read it closer than many would, and I almost commented on that. I also think that perhaps some background on the publication and author might relieve some of your specific cynicism.

As for fascination and terror, it is not about GPT-3 itself, but the larger question of our utility in the face of an imagined AI’s eventual capability. Heck, some degree of novelty can be generated by Markov chains, chatbots or Mad Libs.

Further, the fact you are implying the dead are more important than the living dealing with loss would make me a the values by which you determine what is sacred.