> This persistent response to LLMs is bigger news, to me, than the fact that LLMs can’t think. I can testify that people will be manipulated by sleight of hand

> This persistent response to LLMs is bigger news, to me, than the fact that LLMs can’t think. I can testify that people will be manipulated by sleight of hand (the physical act) even after they have been alerted to it. Now transfer that weakness to a domain where most people have zero equipment and training to form a sound judgement. Its a big and complicated world and our brains are wonderful but limited. We have to rely on trust for the vast majority of information we digest. When organized coalitions of individuals subvert the channels of trust we stand exposed as idiots. The principal characteristic of the digital era is, alas, not harnessing this amazing technology for societal benefit but betraying trust and violating unspoken contracts - for profit.