A Comparison Between 2 Storytelling Engines: AI Model vs. Human Brain

Luca Pavirani
3 min readMar 15, 2024

At the core of our existence lies a profound truth: our perception of the world is not a direct experience but rather a complex construction within our minds. This realization unveils a fascinating comparison between two of the most intricate storytelling engines known to us: the human brain and artificial intelligence (AI) models, particularly Large Language Model (LLMs).

The Hallucinated Reality

Imagine stepping into a room, your eyes scanning the surroundings, your ears picking up the faintest sounds, your skin feeling the slight change in air.

What if I told you that what you’re experiencing is not the direct absorption of the world around you, but rather a complex hallucination?

Yes, the brain, a storytelling engine unparalleled in complexity, is at work, predicting and then painting a sensory experience of the world for you. Locked within the confines of our skulls, our brains never truly touch the colors, sounds, or smells we believe we’re experiencing. Instead, they reconstruct reality, creating a model based on the predictions of what the world should be like.

This model is not just a random guesswork but is underpinned by the incredible power of our senses. They gather clues from the environment —…

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