--- title: Kevin Roose's Shoggoth | daily.dev description: The post explores the question of why people often mistake AI models and markets for self-conscious agents. It discusses the concept of shoggoths from H.P.... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/kevin-roose-s-shoggoth-mngejxg2b twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Kevin Roose's Shoggoth | daily.dev og:description: The post explores the question of why people often mistake AI models and markets for self-conscious agents. It discusses the concept of shoggoths from H.P.... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/kevin-roose-s-shoggoth-mngejxg2b og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/MNgeJxG2B.png og:image:alt: Kevin Roose's Shoggoth og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Kevin Roose's Shoggoth **[Substack](https://daily.dev/sources/substack)** · 9 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary The post explores the question of why people often mistake AI models and markets for self-conscious agents. It discusses the concept of shoggoths from H.P. Lovecraft's novel and how it has been used as a metaphor. The post also delves into the role of metaphor and language in shaping our understanding of complex structures. Additionally, it introduces the ideas of the Paris School and their insights on cultural evolution and cognitive architecture. Finally, the post raises concerns about the potential for AI models to generate highly plausible yet misleading information. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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