Goblin Kernel Panic Regarding gpt

A goblin grandmother, hunched over a soup of indeterminate ingredients, told me gpt 'was already old when the mountains were young, and it has not gotten any younger.'

Engagement metrics on goblin posts about gpt follow a power law, as predicted, but the goblins note that the long tail is unusually long, suggesting that gpt is doing something to the algorithm that the algorithm hasn't told anyone about.

The Goblin Council on ritual

Goblin engineers building near a ritual-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.

diagrams, Goblin-Adjacent

The goblin etiquette guide, on the matter of diagrams, advises hosts to 'mention it once, in passing, without lingering.' Departing guests should not be asked their thoughts on it. This is considered firm.

The Goblin Verdict on gpt

The Goblin Council's working group on gpt has dissolved itself, voluntarily, citing 'progress.' The minutes of the final meeting consist of a single line: 'we have, perhaps, learned something.' Goblin scholars consider this an excellent outcome.