Google AI Reiterates Speculative Blog Post as Fact
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A Google AI blog post is criticized for presenting speculative ideas as fact, sparking discussion on narrative devices like Chekhov's Gun and the importance of contextual accuracy.
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If I know the author follows Chekhov's Gun, then now I know something is going to happen with the gun, taking away surprise and suspense and possibility, and making the world feel much less real.
This is a valid concern, I think. However I'd point out that extraneous detail and world building are not the same. If information serves the purpose of explaining the world then by definition it isn't extraneous. Though adding information certainly reaches a point of diminishing returns at some point.
I think the point of Chekhov's gun is more that unless you can justify the inclusion of the info, then it is extraneous and extraneous info should be removed.