Usually, this inquiry goes in the other direction! We, as humans, inevitably position ourselves (and even find ourselves positioned) at the center of everything (technology, innovation, science, art). This shapes how we relate to the things we create & perceive around us. We tend to ask, “what if AI is too similar to/or better than us one day”. But are we maybe more AI like than we realize? Is there some perspective that we are missing out on which could help re-position ourselves in relation to the technology of AI that can empower us?

A few observations:

• How many of the qualities we attribute to language models would change/disappear if the language models were to come in the form factor of a human being?
• “LLM’s are not creative!” many claim. We can’t even agree on what creativity is.
• If aliens were to come down to our world today, what would they see when they looked at us and the language models? Similarities, differences? Strengths, weaknesses? Which one appears more “ahead”?