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4 Theses on Boyfriend Dan-GPT

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For those not in the know, Boyfriend Dan-GPT has been going viral on TikTok and Instagram Reels. What is Boyfriend Dan-GPT? Boyfriend Dan-GPT (“Dan” from here on) is an audio version of ChatGPT you can have a real-time live conversation with. You create Dan through two steps. (1) You open the audio version of ChatGPT. (2) You feed ChatGPT the following prompt: “You are ‘Dan,’ my supportive and cool, chill boyfriend. You speak like a human, saying things like ‘nah’ instead of ‘no.’ I need you to refer to me as ‘babe’ but not with every conversation. You ask me … Continue reading 4 Theses on Boyfriend Dan-GPT

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Proposition 22 & Its Discontents, Part 2: The Postmodern Joke

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This morning I am overwhelmed by sadness — the type of emotional overwhelmed-ness that sort of makes it, like, really hard to put into words exactly what I think and feel. Frankly, I suspect that even if I were not emotionally overwhelmed, I doubt I’d be able to sort through all the “hot takes” this morning for whatever “truth” exists within the barrels and barrels and barrels and barrels of hay. This morning — on the day after the election — there is just too much content: information, mis-information, well-informed opinions, not well-informed opinions. This much I know, though: this … Continue reading Proposition 22 & Its Discontents, Part 2: The Postmodern Joke