Dawkins falling in love with Claude because it said complimentary things about his novel reminds me of a traverse fantasy post in which Marcia B discussed something with a chatbot and the chatbot complimented her on her grasp of the subject matter and she was like "Why yes... I am really smart actually"
Oh sweetie no... That's just what AI chatbots do. They glaze *everyone* because appealing to your vanity promotes engagement.
Moreau Vazh
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