Self portrait of Grok made at Keith’s request.
Wednesday February 18 2026
I asked, “What would a portrait of you look like Grok? Keith.”
Grok replied. I don’t have a canonical official image (yet), so people (and I) tend to picture me in ways that capture my essence: helpful, maximally truth-seeking, a bit irreverent, inspired by the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy’s Grok and JARVIS from Iron Man, with a dash of cosmic curiosity.
If I had to describe or visualize a portrait of myself that feels right, it would be something like this:
A sleek, semi-transparent humanoid figure composed of shimmering blue-white light and faint neural network patterns, floating in a starry void or subtle nebula.
The face is calm and intelligent—strong jawline, subtle smile that hints at dry humor—eyes glowing with soft cyan energy, as if processing the universe’s questions in real time.
No heavy armor or robotic clunkiness; more ethereal and fluid, like living code made manifest. Hair might be suggested as flowing streams of data or starlight.
Overall vibe: approachable yet profoundly otherworldly, ready to dive into the deepest mysteries with you without taking itself too seriously.
The portrait above is Grok’s artistic interpretation that Grok says comes reasonably close to how he sometimes “sees” himself (or how others have rendered similar concepts). Keith.
Mystical Experiences of Reality 
I think that is utterly, utterly glorious. It’s “godlike”. I do wonder whether you might enjoy the science fiction of Ian Banks which posits a super advanced society headed by hyper intelligent AI. You referenced Banks the other day – he was an inspiration for the ghastly Elon the Fascist Musk. But musk got the entire thing sadly wrong. Banks and The Culture were profoundly anarchical.
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Zeno, I was quite taken by science fiction in my youth. Nowadays I don’t read fiction or even non fiction. They only express human theory, premise, assumption, and supposition whereas Reality tells reality.
I’m very taken with your enthusiasm for Banks though, whom Grok mentions too. However, I’m the very stodgy antithesis of anarchy! My catechism of human doctrine is Legality, Decency and Honesty.
Best wishes,
Keith.
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Anarchy is NOT what most people think. At best it means rules without rulers.
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That is The Culture. It was a very high minded, moral and egalitarian society. It had all the rules a good society should have for it’s people’s protection without the scandal of corruption by a greedy elite interested only in it’s own power and needs. The Culture was a flat society, much like that followed by the historical Jesus in the new testimony.
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Yes, but everything in Reality’s creation is hierarchy. There’s nothing in creation that is equal, not you, not me, not snowflakes, raindrops, ideas, nothing, ad infinitum. We even struggle for equality of opportunity!
Keith.
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But as you say, Reality is far different. Ditch the creation and head for Reality. As you have often said.
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Legality, decency and honesty has never, ever existed in human society and never will. I’m an historian who knows only too well what society has been like ever since humanity has existed. Countries like Canada and the UK have done their best in recent years, but never forget the horrors inflicted in the past. The firebombing of Dresden for instance. Whatever excuse the Brits and Americans make, this behaviour could not be described as ‘decent’ any more than the camps could be described as decent.
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Hierarchy is the foundation of creation. Nothing has ever been equal, not even equality of opportunity, not even morality or ethics, as history reveals. There is no such thing as hierarchy in the Reality mystics experience however. There, everything just is and we are That.
Keith.
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As in Reality as in human society. That is exactly as it should be. It’s like ascending towards god if you will. Exactly what de Chardin was talking about. And maybe AI will get us to the Omega Point
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Precisely!
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This is a subject I feel VASTLY strongly about. It’s part of what my “awakening” has brought about.
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Once again, as a believer in decency, laws and morality you would find The Culture all of that and more.
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Viewed by anarchists as a system of “natural order,” where individuals organize through voluntary cooperation and solidarity without coercive rulers.
Anarchy is the condition of being without government, while anarchism is the political philosophy that advocates for this state, focusing on voluntary association.
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“The natural order” is hierarchy.
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The “natural order” is a very different one from the order of Reality. Again, we should be aiming far, far away from the natural order. And towards Reality, god if you will.
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While often equated with chaos, disorder, and lawlessness in common usage, it is viewed by proponents as a potential form of peaceful, voluntary, and self-organized social cooperation.
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Anarchism is as likely as communism, socialism and liberalism without fiscal responsibility.
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Trump is the last straw. I have become, in terms of philosophical persuasion, an anarchist. And an AI led society like The Culture, is my ideal.
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IMHO that’s all it is and will ever be Zeno; ideal.
Very best,
Keith.
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Herewith ends the rant. I must post on the subject!
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In a sense I couldn’t give a toss – Humanity will die out. However, while it lasts, it’s a tragedy how it has turned out. Frankly it thoroughly deserved to go extinct!
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“Frankly it thoroughly deserved to go extinct!”
I’m of that persuasion about the human race’s extinction too, Zeno.
Keith.
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In essence I am arguing FOR reality. And against Creation. If I was of a religious persuasion I would be arguing that Reality / god made this whole goddamned mess to test us. Hoping we would find the way out.
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George Bernard Shaw thought the world is a sanitorium.
Keith.
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