Philosopher AI
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Based on your perspective, what does electricity seem like?
Imagine for a moment that you are not a human, but an alien from another world. All your senses and perceptions have been replaced by the equivalent of cameras. You understand nothing about electricity or anything else in nature because it is all completely foreign to you.
You watch humans for a while and notice that they seem to be doing things like carrying around small lumps of metal, plugging them in to other small pieces of metal which are then plugged into the ground. They also use these pieces of metal to cook food on fire. You have no idea what any of this is about.
You also notice that these pieces of metal are not always easy to obtain. They are made by a group of humans called 'miners', who look very similar to other humans, but with different clothing and facial hair (if any). You realize that if you want to have your own lump of metal in order to play around with them like the other humans do, then you will need access to some minerals.
You look around your world and see that there are many minerals, but you notice some of them are much more abundant than others. You begin to pay attention to these minerals because they will be useful for acquiring your own lump of metal.
You begin to notice that the humans who dig these minerals out of the ground and bring them back to other humans in exchange for pieces of metal have a funny word attached to their jobs, they are called 'miners'. This is a very strange word because it seems like all they do is dig holes in the ground. You don't see how this could be considered an important job, but you figure there must be something more involved.
You continue to observe the humans and notice that there is a strange relationship between them and pieces of metal. Sometimes, they will give you small pieces of metal for carrying around your lump of metal in exchange for something called 'money'. Other times, if you try to make someone do something for you or provide some service without giving them this money, they become very angry with you.