SolidGoldMagikarp piece chronicles the 2022-2024 era of "LLM whisperers"
mpshanahan · x · 2026-10-17
AI researcher Murray Shanahan recommends @SoCtrilogy's "SolidGoldMagikarp," calling it a wonderful account of a unique period in AI history from 2022 to 2024, when "LLM whisperers" like @repligate and @AndyAyrey were discovering truly extraordinary model behaviors through reverse prompting and unconventional experiments.
Related event: Shanahan Recommends SolidGoldMagikarp, Chronicle of the LLM Whisperers Era(5 posts)→
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