LLMs and hyper-orality
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LLMs and hyper-orality
McLuhan saw orality and literacy not just as modes of communication but as contrasting types of minds and cultures. Oral people perceived the world holistically, from all around at once—like hearing (he called it “acoustic space”). Writing isolated vision and numbed other senses.
Andrey Mir • The Digital Reversal. Thread-saga of Media Evolution
What if we were to think of LLMs not as tools for answering questions, but as tools for asking us questions and inspiring our creativity? Could they serve as on-demand conversation partners for helping us to develop our best thoughts? As a creative muse ?
