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Regression to the Mean: on LLMs and the quiet death of the new

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This essay argues that reliance on Large Language Models is leading to a cultural 'regression to the mean' by prioritizing probable, consensus-based answers over original thought. It suggests that true innovation requires embracing the 'strange tails' of ideas that AI models are designed to correct.

We were handed a machine that could think alongside us, and told it would set off an explosion of new ideas. It may do the opposite — so gently that we mistake the flattening for progress.

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