LLMs as addiction exponents amplifying desires like a casino
StewartalsopIII · x · 2026-08-31
The author discusses how LLMs act as 'addiction exponents,' amplifying and recombining existing user addictions through a probabilistic lottery mechanism.
Key Points:
- Casino Metaphor: Unlike the casino where the house always wins, foundation labs may not dominate in 5-10 years as things go local.
- Genie Effect: AI may act as a genie giving us what we want, conditioning us to stop desiring things we don't really need in an 'infinite slop factory'.
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