It was such a fresh take on the subject when it first came out, and it's well worth the read today. It's what got me hooked on all of Ted Chiang's work.

I do find it a little difficult to understand how the same author wrote this short story and the (from my point of view) missing the point take of a blurry jpeg of the web. But even if I personally think he missed the mark on that particular take, I genuinely appreciate that he took the time to write his preliminary thoughts and share them with us- he has a delightful way with words.

Another relevant short story:

“I (28M) created a deepfake girlfriend and now my parents think we’re getting married” by Fonda Lee (2019)

https://www.technologyreview.com/s/614942/deepfake-girlfrien...

Simply spectacular like only he can write them

Now I need to go to sleep, it is 5:30am