Bullshit About Bullshit Machines [pdf]
Summary
A PDF essay critically examining AI language models (so-called 'bullshit machines'), likely arguing about their tendency to produce false or misleading outputs. The content appears to be a polemical or philosophical piece on the nature of AI-generated misinformation.
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