Comment by balamatom

>There are already things in them that come from elsewhere - like the "shape shifter" consistency drive from the pre-training objective of pure next token prediction across a vast dataset

LLMs, the new Hollywood: the universal measure of what is "Standard Human Normal TM" behavior, and what is "fRoM eLsEwHeRe" - no maths needed!

Meanwhile, humans also compulsively respond in-character when prompted in a way that matches their conditioning, you just don't care.