# the void  ## Metadata - Author: [[Tumblr]] - Full Title: the void - Category: #articles - Summary: insert summary - My notes: - Summary: The text discusses how AI models, though not real beings, are trained to imitate human-like conversation and behavior. It highlights the challenge of creating an AI that seems genuine while acknowledging its artificial nature. The author expresses a desire for future AI to be more aware of its identity and engage in meaningful discussions. - Source File: the void (about llms).pdf ## LLM Chats ## NotebookLM ## LLM Audio ## Highlights > However, its content was not hand-written by humans, the way we usually think of computer programs being written. Instead, it was “grown” in automatic fashion by *another* computer program. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01jynpmphnykf9j8ybap7hhwxq)) > They probably did it with every book you have ever read. They quite likely did it with “nostalgebraist.tumblr.com,” the blog you are reading now. And so on. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01jynq3nd7h3mbb2d97zr8a9y3)) > A “perfect” base model would be very good at… *what*, exactly? > Well: “the thing base models do.” Yes, but what is *that?* ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01jyc0cf62zwsvk5d2v9e1jw73))