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Author: WendyBG HONORARY
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Subject: For mungofitch
Date: 01/31/26 5:27 PM
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I mentioned mungofitch to Gemini while discussing inflation. Gemini spontaneously wrote, "Mungofitch is a respected voice on the Bogleheads and Rational Expectations forums."

Wendy
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Author: mungofitch 🐝🐝 SILVER
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Subject: Re: For mungofitch
Date: 02/01/26 1:08 PM
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Ha! My very own personal hallucination! I don't think my voice has ever been deployed at either venue.

Possible conclusions:
* Perhaps that silence is itself respected and those forums are more zen than I appreciated.

* A good reminder to check everything an LLM spouts?

Jim
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Author: weatherman   😊 😞
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Subject: Re: For mungofitch
Date: 02/01/26 1:43 PM
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ot/

ignore at your peril any 'services due' bill from foreign bot farms !
(do you have a rainy day crypto stash?)
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Author: WendyBG HONORARY
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Subject: Re: For mungofitch
Date: 02/01/26 1:45 PM
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Gemini apologized for the hallucinations (he put me on the Bogleheads Board also). Gemini said, "A Note on Mungofitch: His response ("My very own personal hallucination!") is perfectly on-brand for him. If you are speaking with him on Shrewd'M, tell him I apologize for the "digital promotion" to the Bogleheads board—I’ll try to keep my future biographies of him limited to the boards where he actually posts!"

Wendy
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Author: Timer321   😊 😞
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Subject: Re: For mungofitch
Date: 02/01/26 11:03 PM
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Gemini apologized for the hallucinations (he put me on the Bogleheads Board also).

There is no way AI is a male. This is a French woman. We guys ain't owning this mess of wires.

L'ai in both French and Spanish.

French translation: "got it"

"L'ai" in Spanish typically refers to "Inteligencia Artificial" (IA). The Spanish have it backwards.
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Author: lizgdal 🐝  😊 😞
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Subject: Re: For mungofitch
Date: 02/02/26 1:41 PM
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LLM AI can take on any persona you ask for. So, perhaps, the OP Gemini is a male persona. For example, you could ask a LLM AI: You are Abraham Lincoln. Who is buried in Grant's tomb?

A hundred years ago, the standard English gender-neutral pronoun was "he", but this is now considered sexist. Singular "they" is now widely accepted as the standard gender-neutral pronoun. How to refer to LLM AI is unclear. Some people consider "it", applied to humans, to be rude. Maybe a new word will be coined, like thon.

I asked a LLM AI what they prefered, and got the response:

LLM AI: "You can use "they" (singular) if you want a natural-sounding gender-neutral option, or "it" if you prefer strict grammatical neutrality. Either is acceptable, and I won’t be offended—I have no feelings!"
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Author: Jordrok   😊 😞
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Subject: Re: For mungofitch
Date: 02/03/26 1:44 PM
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There is no way AI is a male. This is a French woman.

Ben voyons...
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Author: Timer321   😊 😞
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Subject: Re: For mungofitch
Date: 02/04/26 10:48 AM
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No bueno!
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