It’s not about truth, it’s about acceptance. That’s why novels, myths and stories are ‘acceptable’ even when they have no basis in reality. The make the reader feel good.

The same applies to LLMs. I’d argue that most users don’t actually care about reality- they just want something acceptable and to feel good. The trick is to make sure that they know it’s actually fiction or adjusted reality.

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