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LLMs are pretty shit at analysis, so the odds of this just being bullshit are high.
Yeah, I was surprised when they said it could summarize the plot and talk about the characters. To my knowledge, LLMs only memory is in how long their prompt is, so it shouldn't be able to analyze an entire novel. I'm guessing if an LLM could do something like this, it would only be because the plot was already summarized at the end of the novel.
I once asked ChatGPT for an opinion on my blog and gave the web address. It summarized some historical posts accurately enough. It was definitely making use of the content, and not just my prompt. Flattered me with saying "the author shows a curious mind". ChatGPT is good at flattery (in fact, it seems to be trained specifically to do it, and this is part of OpenAI's marketing strategy).
For the record, yes, this is a bit narcissistic, just like googling yourself. Except you do need to google yourself every once in a while to know what certain people, like employers, are going to see when they do it. Unfortunately, I think we're going to have to start doing the same with ChatGPT and other popular models. No, I don't like that, either.
I just had a horrifying vision of AI SM tools that help you optimize your public presentation. Get AI critiques as well as tips for appearing more favorable. People do it because you need to be well-received by AI evaluators to get a job. Gradually social pressure evolves all public figures (famous or not) into polished cartoon figures. The real horror of the dead internet is that we'll do it to ourselves.