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[–] kiku@feddit.org 19 points 1 month ago (1 children)

For better or worse, humans are very good at anthropomorphizing things. Put Googly Eyes on a trash collector and people call it Mr. Trash Wheel.

People think it's sentient, because if you talk to it, it responds in sometimes unexpected ways. For humans, this is only possible through sentient thought, and so people think that LLMs are sentient, because they assume it's like them.

[–] ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Put Googly Eyes on a trash collector and people call it Mr. Trash Wheel.

Eyes narrow

We better be talking about how we all love Mr. Trash Wheel.

[–] KingPorkChop@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago

I'm not sure I love Mr Trash Wheel, but we fuck like we're in love.

[–] thedruid@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Be a shame if Mr trash heard about this. He might be upset ( cracks knuckles)