Do you think there is something to learn about Epicurean prolepsis through the understanding how AI/LLMs (large language models) work?
If my understanding of LLMs is correct, they form a "general notion" of all kinds of things through the processing of an extraordinary huge data base. Sounds familiar to the Human mind. Although some would say AI is just statistics at work, perhaps this is somehow our own minds function, too.
There are further possible implications like: In which way does prolepsis form? How dependent/exposed is prolepsis on/to its database? How does LLMs relate to the debate on understanding prolepsis as (a) fixed innate ideas vs. (b) forming general notions out of impressions on our minds?
I won't have time in the near future for discussion, but I just wanted to share my thoughts on a topic that has been on my mind for a long time.
