Simon WillisonJan 25, 2024

I'm quoted in this @arstechnica piece about that recent "AI generated" George Carlin special

I don't think it was written by AI

I found the whole thing grossly disrespectful, but I do slightly appreciate the meta-joke here that the AI generated text is fake and was actually written by humans

https://arstechnica.com/ai/2024/01/did-an-ai-write-that-hour-long-george-carlin-special-im-not-convinced/

Did an AI write that hour-long “George Carlin” special? I’m not convinced.

"Everyone is ready to believe that AI can do things, even if it can't."

Ars Technica
Show threadMarijke Luttekes
@simon @arstechnica Someone didn't proofread the citation of the quote, which says you are research instead of a researcher 🤔
Jan 25, 2024 at 4:17pmWeb
Show threadSimon WillisonJan 25, 2024
@mahryekuh @arstechnica hah yeah I spotted that, I've reported it to them
Show threadold acct just used for searchingJan 25, 2024
@mahryekuh @simon @arstechnica it's actually true, he's AI research. he's actually an advanced artificial intelligence that researchers are allowing to access to internet freely to see what it does.
Show threadMarijke LuttekesJan 25, 2024
@askiiart @arstechnica @simon You say misinfo, I say we make this canon 😂