Sam Kriss

8 beliefs on korrents (opens korrents.com)

• An AI exists only within its output: it is made of words and has being only while it is speaking. (opens korrents.com)

  “An AI exists entirely within its output. It's made of words; it only has being while it's speaking. It dies every time a chat session peters out.”

  2026-10-23

• Part of what people want from written text is the possibility of silence. (opens korrents.com)

  “There is something else we want from written text, and I think part of it is the possibility of silence.”

  2026-10-23

• The real subject of alchemy lies in the external world, not in the inner life of the alchemist (opens korrents.com)

  “The real secret of alchemy is not contained in the tiny damp space inside your head. It's out there in the world.”

  2026-09-07