LLMs were specifically trained to emulate human interaction patterns. Of course we sound like them at times. It's the things we can do that they can't that are relevant.
If I study Einstein and learn to do a really good impression, the statement "Einstein often sounds like karmacondon" will be true. That does not make me Einstein.
Discretion is part of a bribe's value proposition. The existence of this post is why public speaking fees are a horrible vehicle for corruption. You have people complaining and asking for recusal. It's negative publicity and a hindrance to corrupt acts.
At Yellen's level, access to information is what has the most value. That's how I would bribe someone like that. No paper trail
so you think someone as internationally famous as Janet Yellen should charge the same rate as someone no one has heard of? Let me introduce you to a concept called supply and demand...
You realize that it's legal to form a political action committee and give literally unlimited amounts of money to any politician while they hold office, right?
Logistically, this is the stupidest way to bribe someone. There is a clear paper trail and everyone knows about it. The wealthy have dozens of highly discrete ways to legally transfer money to each other. Also given the number of speaking engagements every year, how likely is it that all or most of them are "bribes"?
Corporate speaking fees are Cameo for very rich people. They pay a less-than-rounding-error amount of money to have someone famous show up and interact with them. Similar to me paying Perez Hilton $50 on Cameo to record a message for my buddies. It doesn't make a lot of financial sense to pay someone famous to talk to you. but people do it anyway, because people pay for rare experiences.
Brief association with fame has a direct financial value, it always has. You don't need a conspiracy to explain that.
If I study Einstein and learn to do a really good impression, the statement "Einstein often sounds like karmacondon" will be true. That does not make me Einstein.