I Asked ChatGPT About Kooks; It Turned Into a Philosophical Examination of Surf Culture

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When my editor asked me to talk to ChatGPT about kooks, I assumed it would be a funny conversation. But funny things can be meaningful. Philosophical, even. There’s something strange about chatting surf culture with an Artificial Intelligence bot. Maybe it’s because surfers don’t talk about surfing much in real life. Maybe it’s because AI can never physically feel the thrill of dropping in or the disappointment of the wind coming up just as a fickle spot…