Generative AI runs on gambling addiction | Hugonweb Annotated Link Bibliography

https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/06/05/generative-ai-runs-on-gambling-addiction-just-one-more-prompt-bro/

That is: generative AI works the same way as gambling addiction. Spin the gacha! Just one more spin, bro, I can feel it!

Large language models work the same way as a carnival psychic. Chatbots look smart by the Barnum Effect — which is where you read what’s actually a generic statement about people and you take it as being personally about you. The only intelligence there is yours.