If you're one of my ±20 regular readers since the dawn of this blog (over two decades ago!), you might remember the ancient debate, launched by Henrik Bennetsen, in his seminal article on Augmentation vs. Immersion (written back in December 7th 2006!), and which has caught my attention so strongly that I still smile back on my earliest writings about the subject.

My thoughts and ideas on the ongoing 'pause' of Linden Lab's AI 'experiment' with Convai and LLM-powered NPCs. Originally to be posted at the community forums, but it grew out of proportion, so it became its own post on my much-neglected blog instead.

Last night I went to a rockabilly party. Because I was in a hurry, I asked my Personal Stylist for guidance — that is, ChatGPT (who else?), the Rachel Zoe of digital fashion advice. And after some exchanges of tips and ideas, this is how it signed off: AHAHAHA of course it was for your avatar — and somehow, Gwyn, that makes it…

More observant readers might have noticed that the image in this article dates back from the summer of… 2010. That's right, it's 15 years old! And back then, this author already warned: the known number of Second Life resident accounts is overinflated, simply because there are so many 'bots around, wrecking havoc by pretending to be human. Now, the truth is finally revealed: indeed, as we have been saying all along, we can create our own AI 'digital clones', training them as our own selves, and having them roam the grid, flawlessly pretending to be us.

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Starting today, Second Life residents can help us test access to Second Life directly through the browser, with no download or GPU required. Initial testing will use the standard viewer UI, but in the...