Fictional artist Feofan Kopytto, who was immortalized in "The Little Golden Calf" [0] used oats and other cereals for his paintings. On the back of the book authors' talent it became customary to refer to his artistic endeavours as "charlatanism". Having internalized it through my Soviet upbringing, I struggle to see why the same wouldn't apply to the art being discussed. LLM kindly helped me to generate hypothetical ad copy for Kopytto in the same style [1] - I honestly see no reason to not relate to both with the same reverence (or, rather, lack thereof!). I'd appreciate a human explanation (re: why?), if anyone has a minute or two. It would help me (and maybe others) to guide understanding why AI slop of all kinds may or may not deserve the same treatment as intent-driven human "output".Interestingly, I think this HN topic is very relevant to understanding of contemporary LLM hype, as it illustrates the power of language (and propensity of human mind) to create an appearance of substance and meaning even where there is absolute emptiness (or, worse, manipulative fraud) underneath.
- [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Little_Golden_Calf
- [1] https://pastebin.com/j7wsXQxe
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