4. You compare LLMs to Shakespeare's jester because jesters essentially mess with our perception of truth and events; similarly, LLMs provide distorted perspectives. Jesters are relevant in 209 because the course focuses on how different forms of media influence thinking... I think #hwa1 #209jester.
July 9, 2026 at 3:19 AM
4. You compare LLMs to Shakespeare's jester because jesters essentially mess with our perception of truth and events; similarly, LLMs provide distorted perspectives. Jesters are relevant in 209 because the course focuses on how different forms of media influence thinking... I think #hwa1 #209jester.
Shakespeare's jester are misleading and do not follow the script. They are confident in what they say even though they may not be speaking the truth just like LLMs. Jesters make us realize that we shouldn't rely on LLMs as much even though they seem compelling. #hwa1 #209jester
July 9, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Shakespeare's jester are misleading and do not follow the script. They are confident in what they say even though they may not be speaking the truth just like LLMs. Jesters make us realize that we shouldn't rely on LLMs as much even though they seem compelling. #hwa1 #209jester
1. I think you mean that AI can easily skew our perspective towards things instead of our own minds #hwa1 #thinkingaboutthinking
2. Jester doesn't follow a script, which matters in 209 because the goal is to get lost in the material. You compare a jester to an LLM for this #hwa1 #209jester
2. Jester doesn't follow a script, which matters in 209 because the goal is to get lost in the material. You compare a jester to an LLM for this #hwa1 #209jester
July 9, 2026 at 11:52 PM
1. I think you mean that AI can easily skew our perspective towards things instead of our own minds #hwa1 #thinkingaboutthinking
2. Jester doesn't follow a script, which matters in 209 because the goal is to get lost in the material. You compare a jester to an LLM for this #hwa1 #209jester
2. Jester doesn't follow a script, which matters in 209 because the goal is to get lost in the material. You compare a jester to an LLM for this #hwa1 #209jester
a jester is someone who makes uncertainty wobble! and i think thats definitely important #hwa1 #209jester
July 9, 2026 at 2:35 AM
a jester is someone who makes uncertainty wobble! and i think thats definitely important #hwa1 #209jester
You say that because LLM's answers are not always correct but LLM says its answer in a way (in a jester) that makes it sound like human. #hwa1 #209jester
July 9, 2026 at 3:55 AM
You say that because LLM's answers are not always correct but LLM says its answer in a way (in a jester) that makes it sound like human. #hwa1 #209jester
July 9, 2026 at 12:27 AM
Because the jester isn’t necessarily smart, right or wrong. Jester are people who make a statement you either disagree or agree on and I think that’s something LLMs have in common. #hwa1 #209jester
July 9, 2026 at 3:37 AM
Because the jester isn’t necessarily smart, right or wrong. Jester are people who make a statement you either disagree or agree on and I think that’s something LLMs have in common. #hwa1 #209jester
Ashley compares LLMs to Shakespeare's Jester instead of calling them smart because LLMs just have a lot of information but not a lot of critical thinking power, so they try to be smart like a jester tries to be funny #hwa1 #209jester
July 9, 2026 at 3:38 AM
Ashley compares LLMs to Shakespeare's Jester instead of calling them smart because LLMs just have a lot of information but not a lot of critical thinking power, so they try to be smart like a jester tries to be funny #hwa1 #209jester
While jesters are intelligent by themselves, they use their humor in a way which can influence the way that a ruler thinks in an indirect fashion, which ultimately brings us back to the conversation in 209 of what influences a person's thinking process #hwa1 #209jester
July 9, 2026 at 3:37 AM
While jesters are intelligent by themselves, they use their humor in a way which can influence the way that a ruler thinks in an indirect fashion, which ultimately brings us back to the conversation in 209 of what influences a person's thinking process #hwa1 #209jester
viewing LLMs as jesters vs just smart is a really important distinction. a jester is definitionally performative, a disturbance meant to rattle their surroundings and present the "truth" in a roundabout way. similarly, an LLM disrupts the imperfect, human way of thinking #hwa1 #209jester
July 9, 2026 at 2:30 AM
viewing LLMs as jesters vs just smart is a really important distinction. a jester is definitionally performative, a disturbance meant to rattle their surroundings and present the "truth" in a roundabout way. similarly, an LLM disrupts the imperfect, human way of thinking #hwa1 #209jester
#hwa1 you have compared LLMs to Shakespeare's jester as they are their because we are making it shaken up from our epistemic. #209jester
July 8, 2026 at 10:23 PM
#hwa1 you have compared LLMs to Shakespeare's jester as they are their because we are making it shaken up from our epistemic. #209jester
Relating the course material to Jesters, both use wraparound methods to get to answers that could be very plainly said. However, Jesters also use these wraparounds and their aesthetic as fools and jokers to change the outcome of many major decisions without their "ruler" realizing. #hwa1 #209jester
July 8, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Relating the course material to Jesters, both use wraparound methods to get to answers that could be very plainly said. However, Jesters also use these wraparounds and their aesthetic as fools and jokers to change the outcome of many major decisions without their "ruler" realizing. #hwa1 #209jester
#hwa1 #209jester
Both LLMs & Jester produce something that seems to be unreasonable, just like an alien from another planet. And I think this class needs such spirit,which I consider 'punk spirit'. There is no true or false. Being questioning, rebellious, rather than following an existing outline.
Both LLMs & Jester produce something that seems to be unreasonable, just like an alien from another planet. And I think this class needs such spirit,which I consider 'punk spirit'. There is no true or false. Being questioning, rebellious, rather than following an existing outline.
July 8, 2026 at 9:46 PM
#hwa1 #209jester
Both LLMs & Jester produce something that seems to be unreasonable, just like an alien from another planet. And I think this class needs such spirit,which I consider 'punk spirit'. There is no true or false. Being questioning, rebellious, rather than following an existing outline.
Both LLMs & Jester produce something that seems to be unreasonable, just like an alien from another planet. And I think this class needs such spirit,which I consider 'punk spirit'. There is no true or false. Being questioning, rebellious, rather than following an existing outline.
#hwa1 #209jester
This question made me think of "dream" when we fall asleep. The dream is so absurd, weird, unreasonable, and crazy. Dream subverts reality and even overturns all the natural rules. It's nonlinear. We also need such nonlinear thinking in our class. Be Creative as a jester or dreamer.
This question made me think of "dream" when we fall asleep. The dream is so absurd, weird, unreasonable, and crazy. Dream subverts reality and even overturns all the natural rules. It's nonlinear. We also need such nonlinear thinking in our class. Be Creative as a jester or dreamer.
July 8, 2026 at 9:57 PM
#hwa1 #209jester
This question made me think of "dream" when we fall asleep. The dream is so absurd, weird, unreasonable, and crazy. Dream subverts reality and even overturns all the natural rules. It's nonlinear. We also need such nonlinear thinking in our class. Be Creative as a jester or dreamer.
This question made me think of "dream" when we fall asleep. The dream is so absurd, weird, unreasonable, and crazy. Dream subverts reality and even overturns all the natural rules. It's nonlinear. We also need such nonlinear thinking in our class. Be Creative as a jester or dreamer.
#hwa1 #209jester The jester analogy is quite accurate. AI will often get info (even basic information known to all) wrong, suffering from one of its infamous "hallucinations" but occasionally it will produce something that's fascinating in a way.
July 8, 2026 at 7:21 AM
#hwa1 #209jester The jester analogy is quite accurate. AI will often get info (even basic information known to all) wrong, suffering from one of its infamous "hallucinations" but occasionally it will produce something that's fascinating in a way.
The jester comparison is to show that whatever AI produces is not something that should be taken as fact or be used seriously, but as something to ponder on. Perhaps why the AI answers that way, or what other perspectives it can offer us. #hwa1 #209jester
July 8, 2026 at 7:29 AM
The jester comparison is to show that whatever AI produces is not something that should be taken as fact or be used seriously, but as something to ponder on. Perhaps why the AI answers that way, or what other perspectives it can offer us. #hwa1 #209jester
209jester will be giving us epistemic disruption. It gives correct answers only occasionally, so we can't help but ruminate about the topics that the AI provides.
#hwa1 #209jester
#hwa1 #209jester
July 7, 2026 at 12:29 PM
209jester will be giving us epistemic disruption. It gives correct answers only occasionally, so we can't help but ruminate about the topics that the AI provides.
#hwa1 #209jester
#hwa1 #209jester
Comparing LLMs to a jester instead of calling them smart shows us that they 1 aren't smart and 2 are there to provide a point-of-view shift, which matters for this class. What they say shouldn't be taken as straight fact, but as an opportunity to think out of the box. #hwa1 #209jester
July 7, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Comparing LLMs to a jester instead of calling them smart shows us that they 1 aren't smart and 2 are there to provide a point-of-view shift, which matters for this class. What they say shouldn't be taken as straight fact, but as an opportunity to think out of the box. #hwa1 #209jester
Jester can be strange, playful, and sometimes wrong, but that can still push us to think in new ways.
In 209, that matters because we have to create our own meaning, not just follow what a tool gives us.
#hwa1 #209jester
In 209, that matters because we have to create our own meaning, not just follow what a tool gives us.
#hwa1 #209jester
July 7, 2026 at 6:39 AM
Jester can be strange, playful, and sometimes wrong, but that can still push us to think in new ways.
In 209, that matters because we have to create our own meaning, not just follow what a tool gives us.
#hwa1 #209jester
In 209, that matters because we have to create our own meaning, not just follow what a tool gives us.
#hwa1 #209jester