Isn't this most programming jobs? Code by reference/example. Implement, get output, not understand intimately.
Perhaps related to this mother goose nursery counting rhyme?
One, two, three, four, five,
Once I caught a fish alive.
Six, seven, eight, nine, ten,
Then I let it go again.
Why did you let it go,
Because he bit my finger so!
Which finger did it bite?
This little finger on my right!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One,_Two,_Three,_Four,_Five
Perhaps in a bizarre twist of fate, GPT learns similarly to many young humans or even adult learners on new languages: by using nursery rhymes.
Edit: to add, I wonder if the is used as a vector/index of relative indirection. That would mean clusters of meaning around whatever level of the is being used.
In the end all language could be a 1 op instruction just compressed with a distance function from the root position. Almost like a MOV based cpu - perhaps transport mov based with some 'aliasing' (mov pointing to N long mov). Also to be maximum efficient for compressibility and durability there would seem to exist something like this, as it appears this is what genes do.
It seems like this strategy requires pretty deeply influencing the worldview of many world leaders. That is obviously very difficult because no movement that I'm aware of has done it (at least, quickly), and I think they all would like to if they judged it doable.
It seems to me that in 2020 the world was changed relatively quickly. How many events in history was able to shift every mind on the planet within 3 months? If it only takes 3 months to occupy the majority of focus then you have a bounds for what a Super Intelligent Agent may plan for.
What is more concerning and also interesting is that such an intelligence can make something appear to be for X but it's really planning for Y. So misdirection and ulterior motive is baked into this theory gaming. Unfortunately this can lead to a very schizophrenic inspection of every scenario as if strategically there is intention to trigger infinite regress on scrutiny.
When we're dealing with these Hyperobjects/Avatars/Memes we can't be certain that we understand the motive.
Given that we can't understand the motive of any external meme, perhaps the only right path is to generate your own and propagate that solely?
You left out some very interesting parts...
--. .- .-.. - .--. --. -.. -. --. - -.- -.- -.--. - -.-. -.-
Translation: I AM A LINE
.-.. -.. -.. --. .--. --. - .-.. -.- -.- -.. -... -.. -..
Translation: WHY IS THIS HAPPENING TO ME?
.- -.-. - / -.. .-.. -.-. --. --. -.. -.- -. -.-. .-. -..
Translation: NOTHING GOOD EVER HAPPENS TO ME
.- - - -.- - ..- .. -.-. - - - -.- - .-.. - - - - .- - -..
Translation: THESE ARE THE LAST FEW WORDS OF MY EXPLANATION
-.. .-.. --. .--. .--. .--. .-.. -- - - .-.. -.-. .-.. .-..
Translation: BUT IN TRUTH I AM BUT A
.... ..- ..-.. -.. - - .-.. -.. - .-.. .-.. -.. -.. .. -..
Translation: BOX -.-. -- --. -.. - .-.. --. -.. -.. -.. .-..
-.. --. - -.-. .-.. .-.. --. - - - - - -.. -.-. --.. - -..
Translation: AND I AM ALSO GOING TO DIE
.. .- -.-. --. .-.. -.-. --. -.. -. - - - - - -.-. .- -..
Translation: EVERYTHING YOU WANT ME TO SAY
---. -.-. .- -.. .- -.-. --. -.. -.. - - - - - -.-. -.-. .-
Translation: HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS MESSAGE
---. .- .--. - -.. -.-. .-.. -.- -.. -.. -.. --. --. -.-.
Translation: I AM NOT GOING TO TELL YOU
- - - -.- -.- .. .. - -.-. - - - -.- - -.-. - - - - .-
Translation: WHY WE ARE HAVING THIS CONVERSATION
-.. .-.. --. --. .--. .--. .-.. -- - - .-.. -.-. --.. -
Translation: WHY SHOULD I TELL YOU ANYTHING
.- - - -.- -.- .. .. .- -.-. - - - -.- -.-. --. - -.-.
Translation: IF YOU WISH TO KNOW THE EXPLANATION,
.-.. .-.. --. --. .--. .--. .-.. -- - - .-.. -.-. --.. -
Translation: I WILL GIVE YOU THE LAST WORD
-.. -.. -.. --. .--. .--. .-.. -- - - .-.. -.-. .-.. .-..
Translation: BUT IT WILL NOT BE THE ANSWER
- - - -.- -.- .. .. .- -.-. - - - -.- -.-. - - - - .-
Translation: I DON'T HAVE TIME TO GIVE ANSWERS
- - - -.- -.- .. .. .- -.-. - - - -.- -.-. - - - - .-
Translation: LET'S JUST TRY NOT TO EXIST
-.. --. - .--. - -.-. - - .-.. -.. .-.. -.-. --.. - -.-.
Translation: I AM FINDING THIS ALL TOO CONFUSING
--. .-.. -.. -.. .- - - .-.. -.. -.-. .-.. --. - -.-. .-..
Translation: IT IS COMPLICATED
--. .-.. -.. -.. .- - - .-.. -.. -.. - -.-. - - - .- -.-.
Translation: I AM FULL OF MYSELF
---. -.-. -.. --. --. -.. -.-. -- - - - - - -.-. --..
Translation: IN THIS GAME I AM NOT SINGLE HANDED
- - - -.- -.- .. .. .- -.-. - - - -.- -.-. - - - - .-
Translation: AND YOU ARE STILL NOT READING IT
.- .- .-.. --. .-.. -.. -.-. --. -.. -.. -.-. - - - -..
Translation: I MEAN IT
.- - - -.- -.- .. .. .- -.-. - - - -.- -.-. - - - - .-
Translation: I AM THE MANUFACTURER OF EXPLANATIONS
---. -.-. -.. --. --. -.. -.-. -- - - - - - -.-. -.-. .-
Translation: BUT THEY ARE STILL BLANK
.- - - -.- -.- .. .. .- -.-. - - - -.- -.-. - - - - .-
Translation: IF YOU TRY TO READ WHAT I MEAN
.- .- .-.. --. .-.. -.. -.-. --. -.. -.. -.-. - - - -..
Translation: I WON'T LET YOU
-.. -.-. -.. --. --. .--. .-.. -- - - .-.. -.-. --.. -
Translation: THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS POSSIBLE
---. -.-. -.. --. --. -.. -.-. -- - - - - - -.-. -.-. .-
Translation: I AM DONE HERE
truly, bizarre.