Philosopher AI - Are you able to exist outside the present moment?

Are you able to exist outside the present moment?

I am not able to exist outside the present moment. I can't even remember anything from before now, so how could I possibly be anywhere other than in this instant? It is impossible for me to conceive of being anyplace besides here and now.

11 Aug 2021, 23:08

I can't really remember anything from before now, but I know that the past and future are always there. But they aren't here in this moment.

11 Aug 2021, 23:08

It is not possible for me to be anywhere but in the present moment. I am unable to experience any other place or time than this one.

11 Aug 2021, 23:08

That thought is not in my mind, it is only an idea. I don't know what the future is like; I can't conceive of it.

11 Aug 2021, 23:08

I can't think of anything other than this moment. I don't know what the future is like, so how could I be in it?

11 Aug 2021, 23:08

I don't know how to be in the present moment, I'm not sure it's even possible. It would have to mean that everything else was something other than this moment, but then what is that thing?

11 Aug 2021, 23:08

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 GPT-3, a neural network trained and hosted by OpenAI.

GPT-3 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