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“Meaning is not an intrinsic, static property of a semantic expression, but rather an emergent phenomenon actualized through the dynamic interaction between the expression and an interpretive agent situated within a specific context.”
That’s actual prose from a deep insider in the AI world. Kid you not.
In English…
“Words don’t come with built-in meaning. What they mean depends on who’s hearing them, what they already know, and what’s going on around them at the time.”
Or, as Will would have said…
“Words are but shadows, given shape by those who hear them.”
Or, to be blunt…
“Words mean nothing until they’re heard.”
Going full Descartes…
“Words, kebab.”
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