"A Young Lady's Illustrated Primer" Simulated by GPT-4
This isn&#x27;t the first time I&#x27;ve seen this allusion and I feel a little crazy each time. A major but <i>mostly</i> implicit plot point of that book was that only the primer backed by a connection to an invested and nurturing adult was able to accomplish the goals of the project. The two that were purely automated failed.<p>Now like, it&#x27;s fiction not prophesy and you can get into various whatifs sure. But you can&#x27;t dodge the fact that a refutation of this sort of project is itself contained in the work originating it! You have to engage with that!