everything is a remix

creativity is defined by the uniqueness and appeal of the combination of elements

All authors are just very refined plagiarists, recombining tokens based on formulas to produce strings that copy patterns found in their input. “Intelligence” is nothing more than the appearance of intelligence, and imitation is the same as the real thing

Orion Magazine • The Magic in the Machine

Keely Adler

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“There is no such thing as a new idea. It is impossible. We simply take a lot of old ideas and put them into a sort of mental kaleidoscope. We give them a turn and they make new and curious combinations. We keep on turning and making new combinations indefinitely; but they are the same old pieces of colored glass that have been in use through all... See more