I’m far from the first to think of this. Several people — perhaps inspired by creepy Black Mirror episodes — have tried to fine-tune an LLM on their SMS or WhatsApp history in an effort to create a simulation of themselves. Generally results have disappointed; conversations tend to be mundane (it seems we don’t share our most profound insights by text), and quickly descend into loops. I’ve been dying to have a try myself. Over the holiday break, I had a spare few moments and a $100 Xmas gift to ...