And that kinda settles what I came in to note. Namely: that everything you write about LLM text is true also of human-written text posted anonymously.
We have no way of knowing anything about the thinker behind that text, we have no way of knowing if it was their sincere belief, we cannot interrogate them.
One has to note here that “pseudonymously” might be different from “anonymously” here as there can be a thinker who prefers to hide their real name and identity but who still acquires a reputation and needs to protect it. So I guess this is a spectrum really, with the known flesh-and-blood person testifying on one end and the ephemeral anonymous entity, or else an LLM even if we know which LLM it is, on the other end.
Interesting too that these anonymous posters were often called “bots” WAY before actual bots could write coherent texts like that.
everything you write about LLM text is true also of human-written text posted anonymously.
Certainly not. You could interrogate that person and they might respond if they want, which gets some of the benefits; you can see their life-connected models shining through; etc. But yes there are many overlaps.
And that kinda settles what I came in to note. Namely: that everything you write about LLM text is true also of human-written text posted anonymously.
We have no way of knowing anything about the thinker behind that text, we have no way of knowing if it was their sincere belief, we cannot interrogate them.
One has to note here that “pseudonymously” might be different from “anonymously” here as there can be a thinker who prefers to hide their real name and identity but who still acquires a reputation and needs to protect it. So I guess this is a spectrum really, with the known flesh-and-blood person testifying on one end and the ephemeral anonymous entity, or else an LLM even if we know which LLM it is, on the other end.
Interesting too that these anonymous posters were often called “bots” WAY before actual bots could write coherent texts like that.
Certainly not. You could interrogate that person and they might respond if they want, which gets some of the benefits; you can see their life-connected models shining through; etc. But yes there are many overlaps.