We discuss Nostalgebraist’s “The Void” in the context of how to relate to LLMs.

“When you talk to ChatGPT, who or what are you talking to?”

LINKS
The Void
Audio reading of The Void, from AskWho
The referenced episode where the three of us spoke of Janus’s post “Simulators”
The Measure of a Man episode
Darmok episode
Kyle Fish on 80,000 Hours podcast
Contra Shrimp Welfare
UBI Doesn’t Work

00:00:05 – The Void
01:29:17 – Guild of the Rose
01:31:10 – Miscellanea
01:40:57 – Thank the Supporter!

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