Tag: promptcraft
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2026 September 27
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Pragmatic Anthropomorphism, or: How to Talk to an Autocompleting Cricket
Arguing over whether LLMs "truly understand" or have an inner spark misses what's actually useful when sitting in front of one. Treating an AI as a competent collaborator isn't magical thinking or naive anthropomorphism—it's pragmatic navigation of a vast latent space. Sometimes you have to suspend disbelief, show some objective respect, and let the alien eat its own spilled guts in peace. [ ... 2076 words ... ]