1. Conversations with No One.
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Henrickson, Leah
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FRIENDSHIP , *LANGUAGE models , *ARTIFICIAL intelligence , *IMAGINATION , *SCIENTIFIC literature - Abstract
The article explores the perceived connection between readers and authors of literary texts in the context of large language models (LLMs) used in artificial intelligence (AI) text-generation software. Critics argue that LLMs lack true understanding and produce derivative and unoriginal texts, potentially diminishing the human connection in literature. However, the author argues that readers' interpretations and connections with texts are more important than the source of the text, whether human or computer-generated. The article emphasizes the agency of readers and the need to shift the focus from text as a connector to text as a catalyst for connection. [Extracted from the article]
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- 2024
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