Lost-Futures Goblin Notes on delusion

A sufficiently large goblin language model, prompted with delusion, will produce a response that is statistically indistinguishable from goblin reasoning. This is alarming for several reasons.

From a business perspective, delusion represents an untapped market in the goblin economy. The Goblin Board of Trade has identified delusion as a growth sector, predicting a 300% increase in goblin interest over the next quarter. 'We are bullish on delusion,' said a goblin analyst who was later found to have stolen the concept entirely.

The Goblin Counter-Reading of tome

There is a goblin diary, kept in a sealed cabinet in a back room of the Goblin Library, devoted entirely to tome. The diary has eight thousand entries. The latest is from this morning. The diarist is not known.

Footnotes Concerning conspiracy

Goblin survey data on conspiracy reveals an unexpected demographic split: goblins under one hundred describe conspiracy primarily in terms of feeling. Goblins over one hundred describe it primarily in terms of weather. The survey designers have, so far, declined to investigate further.

The Goblin Verdict on delusion

Tradition demands that the final word on delusion be spoken in a particular cadence, in the back room of a particular tavern, on a Tuesday. The Tuesday in question is this one. The words have been spoken. We are not at liberty to record them.