Well, this whole thing got me to thinking. If you know what recursion is (in computer programming) then you'll get a kick out of this. Or maybe a fright.

ChatGPT and other chatbot AIs use a "large language model," which just means the neural network behind the AI is trained on a huge amount of natural human language on the internet. But... (You're probably already getting this)

That now means they're reading their own AI-generated stuff! That's recursive.

Oh boy. We're in trouble now.

Really.

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Scientist. Writer. Meditator. Blue Tantrika. Mystical Rabbi. Climate & Human Rights Activist. I’m a man of few words, except when I open my mouth.

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John Levin

Scientist. Writer. Meditator. Blue Tantrika. Mystical Rabbi. Climate & Human Rights Activist. I’m a man of few words, except when I open my mouth.