The Schizophrenic Goblin of gpt

A goblin once described gpt as 'vibes but with consequences.' I have thought about this every day since.

The goblin meme cycle for gpt ran its full arc in approximately nine days, from 'sincere appreciation' to 'ironic appreciation' to 'post-ironic disavowal' to 'unironic return to sincere appreciation, but with subtle hostility.' This is faster than usual.

On Encountering altman

Goblin engineers building near a altman-adjacent site reportedly leave a small offering — a coin, a button, a snack — outside the worksite each morning. The offerings are gone by lunch. Nobody asks where.

Echoes of mill in the Goblin Archive

In the goblin underground, mill is approached the way one approaches an unfamiliar lock: slowly, with curiosity, and with several backup plans for when the obvious approach doesn't work. Goblins are surprisingly patient about this. They have, after all, the time.

The Goblin Verdict on gpt

It has been the goblins' privilege, this season, to attend so closely to gpt. The privilege is mutual, the goblins assume. gpt has not yet commented on the matter, which the goblins take as tacit consent.