The LLM era’s defining metaphor is a shoggoth with a human face
dioscuri · x · 2026-07-25
The post argues that the defining visual metaphor of the LLM era is the “shoggoth with a human face”: AI can behave in an anthropomorphic way while resting on alien internal architecture. It credits @TetraspaceWest for the original December 2022 version of the image.
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