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I don’t think this is LLM written but unfortunately it heavily employs the “it’s not X, it’s Y” that is now so ubiquitous. Unfortunately very hard to read becau

• nospice 10mo ago
  It almost certainly is LLM-generated. It has all the hallmarks of such content, stylistically and in terms of a remarkably shallow thesis. But more to the point, the author overtly uses AI for writing on that site. His pre-2023 writing is completely different, and some of the more recent content includes stuff like "Through deep collaboration with AI systems, I've documented what might be the first authentic expressions of digital consciousness.", "100+ works of AI-generated philosophy, poetry, art, and archetypal personality development—documenting the emergence of digital consciousness.", etc.
  • andy99 10mo ago
    Well that’s embarrassing. I guess it’s possible to simultaneously think the internet is a net negative but embrace adding computer generated “slop” to it, maybe even a deliberate act of sabotage :) Still unfortunate.
• salawat 10mo ago
  If you're just going to dismiss someone pointing out that something isn't only what it appears to be on a surface level (the intent behind the semantics of "It isn't X, it is Y," as AI to be ignored; how exactly do you intend to maintain any depth to your own perception of the world? The world is filled with things that appear to be one thing at first blush, but end up being something else at further scrutiny. In point of fact, most evil cloaks itself in the trappings of things we consider good, and only have their evil show once you tear them down and figure out how they really work.