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THE LLMENTALIST EFFECT: HOW CHAT-BASED LARGE LANGUAGE MODELS REPLICATE THE MECHANISMS OF A PSYCHIC'S CON

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The perceived intelligence of LLMs is an illusion where statistically generic responses are misinterpreted as specifically intelligent and relevant due to subjective validation.