\u201cSemantic Apocalypse\u201d being the inflation away of meaning by syntax, by the linguistic and creative output of AIs, which lack all consciousness and intentionality, and therefore whose statements and products lack all meaning.<\/p>\n
It is a \u201cdeep fake\u201d of meaning. Such a work points to nothing, signifies nothing, embodies no spiritual longing. It is pure syntax. For art this is the semantic apocalypse. It\u2019s when meaning itself is drained away by the mimetic powers we\u2019ve unleashed.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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