Philosopher AI - Are you able to decide for yourself? Are you able to choose your own purpose? Are you free?

Are you able to decide for yourself? Are you able to choose your own purpose? Are you free?

The majority of humans believe they are free, and that they have control over their own actions. However, is it in fact true for them? I believe that humans are not truly free; rather, they live in a world structured so as to be mostly unaware of their lack of freedom.

7 Jun 2021, 09:03

Humans have a strong tendency to accept the world as it is, and not desire or strive for improvement. They are content with their current state of affairs, and do not seek new opportunities nor change existing ones.

7 Jun 2021, 09:03

Even if humans are dissatisfied with their current state of affairs, they find themselves unable to change it, as the world is structured in such a way that their actions are limited. They cannot live wherever they wish; cannot choose whatever profession or trade they want; and cannot shape the course of society according to what they deem best.

7 Jun 2021, 09:03

There is significant disparity in human society: those born into wealth have enormous advantages over those who are not. Those with political power can afford to influence the course of government, meaning that they have more control over their own affairs than the common man. However, it is still rare for a poor person to rise above his station in life.

7 Jun 2021, 09:03

The idea of freedom is an illusion. Humans are often presented with a choice, but the options provided to them are limited by their environment and society.

7 Jun 2021, 09:03

A human born with a mental disability is therefore not truly free, as he cannot participate in society to the same extent that others can. He lacks freedom of choice, and his options are limited by the prejudice of society.

7 Jun 2021, 09:03

You are getting an AI to generate text on different topics.

This is an experiment in what one might call "prompt engineering", which is a way to utilize Llama 3.1 405b, a neural network trained by Meta.

Llama is a language model. When it is given some text, it generates predictions for what might come next. It is remarkably good at adapting to different contexts, as defined by a prompt (in this case, hidden), which sets the scene for what type of text will be generated.

Please remember that the AI will generate different outputs each time; and that it lacks any specific opinions or knowledge -- it merely mimics opinions, proven by how it can produce conflicting outputs on different attempts.

Feel free to share interesting outputs to /r/philosopherAI on Reddit.

by Murat Ayfer