A detailed analysis comparing large language models to psychic cold reading techniques reveals striking parallels in how both create illusions of intelligence through statistical responses and subjective validation. The author argues that LLMs are mathematical models producing statistically plausible outputs rather than demonstrating true intelligence, suggesting many AI applications may be unintentionally replicating classic mentalist techniques.

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