> holodeck programming is basically an LLM hooked up to a game engine Ehhhh.... kinda? I feel like the "basically" is doing some rather heavy-lifting in favor

> holodeck programming is basically an LLM hooked up to a game engine Ehhhh.... kinda? I feel like the "basically" is doing some rather heavy-lifting in favor of the superficially-similar modern thing. Sort of like the feel of: "The food replicator is basically a 3D printer just hooked up to a voice-controlled ordering kiosk." Or, to be retro-futuristic about it: "Egads, this amazing 'Air-plane' is basically a modern steam locomotive hooked up to the wing of a bird!" Sure, the form is similar, but the substance could be something with a different developmental path.