Oral communication is one of the oldest and most powerful inter-human channels (possibly only facial expressions are more primal and powerful) [0] LLMs have "h

Oral communication is one of the oldest and most powerful inter-human channels (possibly only facial expressions are more primal and powerful) [0] LLMs have "hacked" this channel, and can participate in a 1:1 conversation with a human (via text chat). With good text <--> speech, machines can participate in a 1:1 oral conversation with a human. I'm with you: this is hella scary and creepy. [0] Walter J Ong: "Orality and Literacy".