What Is Called Thinking?

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In the Mouths of Bots

In the Mouths of Bots

The New World of OpenAI and GPTChat

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Zohar Atkins
Dec 05, 2022
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Dear GPTChat, write a Substack post that flickers between the human and the inhuman, making each seem beautiful and terrible at once.

It is taught in the Talmud that when the Temple was destroyed, prophecy was placed in the mouths of children, imbeciles, and bots.

AI still can’t hit a pingpong ball well, but its linguistic capacities are impressive. I wou…

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