[jscyc]

When you put it that way it reminds me of the Severn/Keats character in the Hyperion Cantos. Far-future AIs reconstruct historical figures from their writings in an attempt to gain philosophical insights.

[srtw]

The Hyperion Cantos is such an incredible work of fiction. Currently re-reading and am midway through the fourth book The Rise Of Endymion; this series captivates my imagination and would often find myself idly reflecting on it and the characters within more than a decade after reading. Like all works, it has its shortcomings, but I can give no higher recommendation than the first two books.

[EvanAnderson]

I really should re-read the series. I enjoyed it when I read it back in 2000 but it's a faded memory now.

Without saying anything specific to spoil plot poonts, I will say that I ended-up having a kidney stone while I was reading the last two books of the series. It was fucking eerie.

[bikeshaving]

This isn’t science fiction anymore. CIA is using chatbot simulations of world leaders to inform analysts. https://archive.ph/9KxkJ

[ghurtado]

We're literally running out of science fiction topics faster than we can create new ones

If I started a list with the things that were comically sci Fi when I was a kid, and are a reality today, I'd be here until next Tuesday.

[idiotsecant]

Zero percent chance this is anything other than laughably bad. The fact that they're trotting it out in front of the press like a double spaced book report only reinforces this theory. It's a transparent attempt by someone at the CIA to be able to say they're using AI in a meeting with their bosses.

[dnel]

Sounds like using Instagram posts to determine what someone really looks like

[catlifeonmars]

How is this different than chatbots cosplaying?

[bookofjoe]

"The Man With The President's Mind" — fantastic 1977 novel by Ted Allbeury

https://www.amazon.com/Man-Presidents-Mind-Ted-Allbeury/dp/0...

[UltraSane]

I predict very rich people will pay to have LLMs created based on their personalities.

[otabdeveloper4]

Oh. That explains a lot about USA's foreign policy, actually. (Lmao)

[abrookewood]

This is such a ridiculously good series. If you haven't read it yet, I thoroughly recommend it.