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1844 cartoon satirized LLM-like novel creation

A satirical cartoon from the 1844 publication Punch depicts a fictionalized Lord W. creating a "new and original Novel" by combining popular works, a concept that humorously foreshadows modern Large Language Models (LLMs). This observation was noted by a user reading "Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage" and shared on Mastodon. AI

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RANK_REASON The item discusses a historical cartoon that humorously resembles modern AI concepts, but it is not a news event.

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1844 cartoon satirized LLM-like novel creation

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 · [email protected] ·

    Punch lampooning LLMs in 1844. "Lord W. has now nothing more to do than to throw in some dozen of the most popular works of the day, and in a comparatively shor

    Punch lampooning LLMs in 1844. "Lord W. has now nothing more to do than to throw in some dozen of the most popular works of the day, and in a comparatively short space of time draw forth a spick-and-span new and original Novel." https:// archive.org/details/sim_punch_ 1844_7_0/pa…