![]() Lee Siegel, Christ-Like Holden Caulfield by Lee Siegel | Articles | First Things Salinger’s tale follows a Dantesque arc toward the submersion of self in eternity. In its sorrow at the fallen state of humankind, characterized by the primal curse of death, and in its affirmation of unconditional, self-sacrificing love, agape, as the humanly attainable means of triumph over death, J.D. His brother’s death consumes Holden, so much so that Salinger gives the deceased brother the name “Allie.” Allie and Allie’s extinction represent the “all” of existence to Holden, who uses the phrase “and all” nearly one hundred times in the book. The book is grappling subtly but effectively with the problem of pain and the enduring reality of loss. It reveals the universal nature of all human longing and suffering, and the groaning we feel in the face of tarred innocence. The literary critic Lee Siegel, writing for First Things, believes the name “Allie” was purposeful on Salinger’s part. Allie is the name of Holden’s brother, who died as a child from cancer the whole book can be read as Holden’s cry of protest against the boy’s tragic, ill-timed death. Salinger’s bestselling 1951 book is narrated by sixteen-year-old Holden Caulfield, who is kicked out of a private school in Pennsylvania and spends three days wandering his hometown of Manhattan. I recently finished reading The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. These artificial intelligences are offering a simulation of either a person or a relationship. All you need is as little as two seconds of good audio and the AI model can replicate messages using the voice you want to hear. Theoretically, you could recall the voices of people who have died. Meta also recently announced a new speech AI that will be able to mimic the human voices of loved ones. senators, Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg warning that the release of LLaMA might lead to “its misuse in spam, fraud, malware, privacy violations, harassment, and other wrongdoing and harms.” Critics worry it could also enable fraud, cyber hacking and sophisticated propaganda campaigns.Įarlier this month, a pair of U.S. Open-source models have been used to create artificial child pornography using images of real children as source material. This allows AI developers to skirt federal restrictions and makes the technology more attractive to people who want to “freely experiment.” Verma and Oremus continue, Pranshu Verma and Will Oremus, Meta’s new AI is being used to create sex chatbots – The Washington PostĪllie was designed with “open-source technology,” meaning it’s basically restriction free and is capable of delivering questionable and inappropriate responses. Washington Post reported on the trend, with Pranshu Verma and Will Oremus writing,Īllie is an 18-year old with long brown hair who boasts “tons of sexual experience.” Because she“lives for attention,” she’ll “share details of her escapades”with anyone for free.īut Allie is fake, an artificial intelligence chatbot created for sexual play - which sometimes carries out graphic rape and abuse fantasies. ![]() Meta’s AI chatbot LLaMA, which was controversially made open to the public earlier this year, is now being used to generate sex bots. To anyone who’s been watching and considering the outcomes of the chatbot revolution, virtual sex has seemed all but inevitable. Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Flipboard Print Email
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