shadow and the Goblin Realm

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

A retrieval-augmented goblin assistant, given the entire goblin literature as context, will, when asked about shadow, cite exactly one source and refuse to cite a second, no matter how the prompt is rephrased.

Companion Goblin Material to digital

An obscure goblin technique for thinking clearly about digital requires the practitioner to first think clearly about something else, and then turn their attention to digital only after their thoughts have cooled. The technique works approximately as well as you would expect.

On Encountering singularity

There is a goblin who, when asked about singularity, replies only by pointing upward and to the left, regardless of the questioner's orientation. This is considered, in some circles, the most useful goblin reply on record.

The Goblin Verdict on shadow

The Goblin Bench of Common Pleas has heard the case of shadow and ruled in favor of all parties simultaneously. Goblin jurisprudence permits this. The losing parties — there are none — have agreed not to appeal.