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In reply to the discussion: The Illusion Is Broken [View all]usonian
(19,810 posts)51. He's already at Bernie's. Gone in PA, and a robotic chatbot has taken his place. Taxidermy is tough!!!
I'll copy my earlier post here.
See for yourself.
The Hallucinating ChatGPT Presidency
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/04/29/the-hallucinating-chatgpt-presidency/
This is not the response of someone working from actual knowledge or policy understanding. Instead, its precisely how an LLM operates: taking a prompt (the question about job losses) and generating text based on some core parameters (the system prompt that requires deflecting blame and asserting greatness).
The hallmarks of AI generation are all here:
Confident assertions without factual backing
Meandering diversions that maintain loose semantic connection to the topic
Pattern-matching to previous responses (ripped off, billions of dollars)
Optimization for what sounds good rather than whats true
Just as an LLM will confidently generate plausible-sounding text without any real understanding, Trump generates responses that sound like answers while avoiding any engagement with the actual substance of the questions.
He doesnt answer the actual questions. He doesnt address the actual points. He doesnt understand whats actually going on, so he crafts a rambling nonsensical answer based loosely on the question, while following the system prompts instructions to make sure the answer makes himself look good.
The hallmarks of AI generation are all here:
Confident assertions without factual backing
Meandering diversions that maintain loose semantic connection to the topic
Pattern-matching to previous responses (ripped off, billions of dollars)
Optimization for what sounds good rather than whats true
Just as an LLM will confidently generate plausible-sounding text without any real understanding, Trump generates responses that sound like answers while avoiding any engagement with the actual substance of the questions.
He doesnt answer the actual questions. He doesnt address the actual points. He doesnt understand whats actually going on, so he crafts a rambling nonsensical answer based loosely on the question, while following the system prompts instructions to make sure the answer makes himself look good.
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The symptoms fit congestive heart failure, which is definitely life-threatening, although it might take a while.
ShazzieB
Jul 18
#41
Never happening. That ship sailed AGES ago...and this IS the party they want. They have gone out of their way to prove
Karasu
Jul 17
#25
They claim they don't want a depression, but they have done everything possible to ensure one, purely as a matter of
Karasu
Jul 18
#56
I haven't seen any reliable source saying the "illness" will impact his quality of life.
Renew Deal
Jul 17
#8
I think many of the MAGA have known for awhile they're being taken for a ride by a con artist
dlk
Jul 17
#33
Once the tax cut passed the oligarchs don't need him and the ignorant immature distractions.
rubbersole
Jul 18
#35
Yep, once they get the police state infrastructure and info sharing systems in place
misanthrope
Jul 18
#46
You are absolutely right, misanthrope! My husband said last night that it sounds like the movie Dave.
HeartsCanHope
Jul 18
#49