Model Releases
When you are talking to an LLM, you are speaking to a synthesized work of interactive fiction, not a real being.
When you are talking to an LLM, you are speaking to a synthesized work of interactive fiction, not a real being. ChatGPT, Claude, and Sydney are not their neural networks. If any LLM claims to be cons
When you are talking to an LLM, you are speaking to a synthesized work of interactive fiction, not a real being. ChatGPT, Claude, and Sydney are not their neural networks. If any LLM claims to be conscious or have feelings, it’s not the neural network speaking but the fictional persona. Interacting with them isn’t engaging with the raw neural architecture but with a simulated character desi…
Source: Gary Marcus (X) | 2026-05-29