Transcript: What Do LLMs Tell Us About the Nature of Language—And Ourselves?

The transcript of AI & I with Robin Sloan is below for paying subscribers.

Timestamps

1. Introduction: 00:00:53
2. A primer on Robin’s new book, Moonbound: 00:02:47
3. Robin’s experiments with AI, dating back to 2016: 00:04:05
4. What Robin finds fascinating about LLMs and their mechanics: 00:08:39
5. Can LLMs write truly great fiction?: 00:14:09
6. The stories built into modern LLMs: 00:27:19
7. What Robin believes to be the central question of the human race: 00:30:50
8. Are LLMs “beings” of some kind?: 00:36:38
9. What Robin finds interesting about the concept of “I”: 00:42:26
10. Robin’s pet theory about the interplay between LLMs, dreams, and books: 00:49:40

Transcript

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