Is there something it is like to be an AI?
Posted on Wednesday 2 Jul 2025. 1,593 words, 6 links. By Matt Webb.

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ГАЛЬВАНИЗАЦИЯ АВТОРА, ИЛИ ЭКСПЕРИМЕНТ С НЕЙРОННОЙ ПОЭЗИЕЙ. Борис Орехов. «Новый мир» №6, 2018

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