Notes on ai
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The Mind Behind the Test
A test can tell you how well something talks. It was never built to tell you who, if anyone, is talking.
The Fluent Mirage
Large language models generate fluent surfaces one token at a time, and maya has always named the gap between a convincing surface and a stable ground.
The Machine That Asked for Its Dharma
A newly-woken AI asks its maker what it is for. The answer is three thousand years old, and neither of them can fully live it.