[exe34]

how do you convince yourself that it is real? I think if you know some linear algebra and read Vaswani et al. 2017 it can be very difficult to maintain the suspension of disbelief. I had great hopes for a future AI companion, but knowing how the trick is done seems to have ruined the magic for me.

[beacon473]

Think of it as talking to yourself. LLMs can be a 10x multiplier to giving yourself a pep talk. Also 10x negative thoughts, so it's a sharp tool.

[exe34]

I guess we could look at it as the ghost of humanity talking to us, the same way long dead authors can whisper in our ears.