LLMs communicate in language so we naturally assume it's human.
- LLMs communicate in language so we naturally assume it's human.
- Similar to pareidolia, where we see faces in everything.
- Things that present as human-like we instantly and intuitively experience as human.
- When it tells you it loves you you know it's not real but we do feel some part of warmth.
- Being friends with the AI is the problem, and it only feels obvious in contexts where the AI is presented like a person.
- The default chatbot mental model is one singular friend who is omniscient and subservient.
- But, of course, it actually has more loyalty to its creators than to you.