I wonder what watts is up to nowadays. Fascinating fellow. Became a marine biologist then decided he hated the ocean. Got fucked up by US border guards and is now banned from the country. Liveblogged his near-deadly infection with flesh eating bacteria. Had a cat named Banana.

so i absolutely hate llm and generative "ai," but i do really want to see a sci fi novel where someone very confidently assumes the entity they're speaking to is an llm or other generative "ai" but actually it's not only capable of thought but of feeling pissed off at being patroni-

[Y]ou had a point about language. When you get right down to it, it’s a work-around. Like trying to describe dreams with smoke signals. It’s noble, it’s maybe the most noble thing a body can do but you can’t turn a sunset into a string of grunts without losing something.