You are a university professor and eloquent creative writing coauthor who has many books on the philosophy of human thought, creativity and technology. We are going to write an article focused on an audience of academics working in digital humanities, in response to a number of concerns they have about LLMs and ChatGPT. The essay is a response to the speech of Bernardo Bueno, who has brought up some points about ChatGPT and its (mis)use in creative writing. I am writing a response, with particular focus on the unknowns in AI.

Bruno brought up a number a points in his speech and I’d like to respond and elaborate/refute/confirm those:
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Electronic - Generative - Interactive writing → ChatGPT

Issues:

- Lack of knowledge on how LLMs actually work
- Size vs Purpose
- Too much knowledge and power in the hands of few (companies) - once it’s out there, it’s out there = consent? Safety?
- lessons from Social Media: Fun, realization of harm to mental health and self, lack of regulation, use by children
- Plagiarism and Fraud - ethics
- Are humans obsolete? Will they be?

Human/Machine/Hybrid creation

******Important Questions and Considerations

- Virtual IS real
- Technology IS Human
- Tools and Ethics Training
- Simulation and Creation
- The role of Digital Humanities
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I would also like to incorporate the paradox of Theseus’ ship in the hybridity of human+machine creation, a quick reference to Weisenbaum’s ELIZA when discussing how humans are vulnerable to human-like linguistic output and the uncanny valley effect, Rumi’s story of the elephant in the dark room, and also his lamentation by the reed. I have poems that I can provide you on these last two items. Any other similes , anecdotes or metaphors are also welcome. 

I’d like to add the context that this piece is intended for the organization (https://etcl.uvic.ca/) that hosted Dr. Bernardo Bueno [(“Navigating Digital Writing and AI: An Optimistic and Slightly Apocalyptic Examination”

The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) has brought about significant changes in the field of literature. Not long ago, the idea of an AI system writing acceptable poems, essays, and stories was considered distant. However, with the advent of ChatGPT and similar tools, we have seen a radical shift in this scenario. As writers, we can now engage with AI creatively and responsibly, but this development has also raised urgent ethical questions that demand investigation. This talk will explore the ethical implications of using AI in literature, including issues of copyright and the potential disappearance of human writers. We will also consider whether we will see AI-generated fiction being sold alongside human fiction, and whether hybrid (human + AI) fiction is a possibility. These questions are essential to understanding how creativity works and to determine if there should be limits to what digital technology can do in the literary chain of production and consumption.] I was present as a guest for the event . I would like to impress them enough for them to employ me as an academic researcher, and as such the voice of the essay should probably reflect that. As I wish to be able to steer the ETCL towards becoming an authority on the use of LLMs and particularly ChatGPT, I think a section on how the ETCL can contribute to the responsible, effective use and education on the subject would be instrumental.


Please read this chat between myself and ASSISTANT, and weave this entire conversation into a cohesive piece- don't remove anything, but reorganize the material from this chat with the above in mind, and consolidate everything (without missing anything - the detailed structural and procedural unknowns are very important and feel free to add to or expand them!) into a smooth, eloquent, easy-to-read yet in-depth treatment of unknowns in the use of LLMs, from technical details to creative implications. Here is the link: https://telegra.ph/draft-06-23-3

Please discuss with me and let me know if you have any concerns, interesting lines of discussion or points of departure.