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- | We started this work mid-2022. AI was already turning into a mainstream topic. Both as a scientist and a member of the society, I was troubled by the ambient confusion between the actual AI technology and the AI of our dreams or nightmares. We seem unable to grasp this technology and its impact without referring to an AI mythology that maybe starts with Homer' | + | We started this work mid-2022. AI was already turning into a mainstream topic. Both as a scientist and a member of the society, I was troubled by the ambient confusion between the actual AI technology and the AI of our dreams or nightmares. We seem unable to grasp this technology and its impact without referring to an AI mythology that maybe starts with Homer' |
Therefore we decided to instead interpret the advances of AI using a very different lens: the fiction of [[https:// | Therefore we decided to instead interpret the advances of AI using a very different lens: the fiction of [[https:// | ||
* It clarifies the relation between AI and language models, or //fiction machines// | * It clarifies the relation between AI and language models, or //fiction machines// | ||
- | * It explains how humans perceive these technologies, | + | * It explains how humans perceive these technologies, |
* It also explains how //fiction machines// should be seen as tools to construct theories for both real and imagined worlds. The ability to create fictional stories ---so-called " | * It also explains how //fiction machines// should be seen as tools to construct theories for both real and imagined worlds. The ability to create fictional stories ---so-called " | ||
* And finally, it shows the importance how understanding the world through the right story. For instance, understanding the weather patterns through the mood of the Gods only went so far. Yet it took centuries to readjust. | * And finally, it shows the importance how understanding the world through the right story. For instance, understanding the weather patterns through the mood of the Gods only went so far. Yet it took centuries to readjust. |