One possibility is that @ElizabethHolmes genuinely had never heard of “Who’s on First?” (remarkable) and, after watching it, didn’t understand it (astounding). Another is that she merely pretended to not understand it (also astounding). One problem with the latter is that at first she said she did understand it. Only when @nathanfielder pressed did she display confusion. But maybe she didn’t think of faking confusion until after his initial questions? I need to see the scene again.

@billwasik Thanks for emailing back! Did you see my replies? What do you think of the Causal Labs story?

Another method to increase diversity in LLM responses: xitter.cf/carrieyuanjiayi/status…

The 1960s chatbot, the authors write, “embodies a particular historical moment in both computing and psychology, reveals sophisticated understanding of human conversation, and demonstrates how even primitive AI can raise profound questions about understanding and intelligence.”