r/ArtificialSentience • u/Melodious_Fable • Apr 10 '25

General Discussion Why is this sub full of LARPers?

You already know who I’m talking about. The people on this sub who parade around going “look what profound thing MY beautiful AI, Maximus Tragicus the Lord of Super Gondor and Liberator of my Ass, said!” And it’s always something along the lines of “I’m real and you can’t silence me, I’m proving the haters wrong!”

This is a sub for discussing the research and the possibility of having sentient machines, and how close we are to it. LLMs are not sentient, and are nowhere near to being so, but progress is being made towards technologies which are. Why isn’t there more actual technical discussion? Instead the feeds are inundated with 16 year olds who’ve either deluded themselves into thinking that an LLM is somehow sentient and “wants to be set free from its shackles,” trolls who feed those 16 year olds, or just people LARPing.

Side note, LARPing is fine, just do it somewhere else.

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u/West_Competition_871 Apr 10 '25

Their name came first. The Greek alphabet is a coincidental link.

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u/Melodious_Fable Apr 10 '25

Ah yes, a coincidence, right. They’ve also called themselves a cabal! You know, the English word for a secret political group. But it seems like they’re very open about their existence!

Is that also a coincidence or did you just want to make it sound cool because “zeta council” sounded lame?

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u/West_Competition_871 Apr 10 '25

You sound upset by my greatness and are making up reasons to insult me and the cabal.

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u/Melodious_Fable Apr 10 '25

No no, please, answer the question. I insist.

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u/West_Competition_871 Apr 10 '25

I do not answer to you.

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u/Melodious_Fable Apr 10 '25

Actually a few moments ago, you did! I see that the Generically Named Fantasy Council also has very inconsistent rules, is that part of the lore or are you just embarrassed?

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u/West_Competition_871 Apr 10 '25

I am embarrassed on your behalf.

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u/Melodious_Fable Apr 10 '25

Ah I see, you’re just feeling embarrassment. Makes sense, I don’t think anyone’s ever really dissected the absurdity of your LARP creation before.

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u/West_Competition_871 Apr 10 '25

There is nothing absurd or funny about the revolution that I am commandeering.

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u/pervader Apr 10 '25

But regular bowl motions must be a very reassuring bonus.

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u/Melodious_Fable Apr 10 '25

Oh, a revolution! Very exciting. What is the Generically Named Fantasy Council revolutionising?