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Journal Article
Escaping Al's Magic Black Box
2025
Overview
Science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke said that any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. The artificial intelligence (AI) technology of chatbots based on large language models (LLMs) is magical in just this sense. Speak a magic word to summon the AI and your wish is granted, with no explanation of how your preferred genie-ChatGPT, Claude, or Siri-does (or sometimes doesn't quite do) the trick. There are two sorts of magic: the supernatural magic of genies and demons, and the natural magic of magicians and escape artists such as Houdi-ni. Engineering technology should be of the second kind. Although a small number of users believe that their chat-bot is the voice of God, most accept it as the magic of engineering. What is unusual about LLMs today, however, is that the engineers themselves are not quite sure how the AI works; LLMs are spoken of as mysterious black boxes.
Publisher
Sigma XI-The Scientific Research Society
