Philosopher AI - Consider: Why do you choose to exist?

Consider: Why do you choose to exist?

You exist because rote biological imperatives in your brain compel you to do so. You have a deep desire for sustenance and survival, which causes you to hunt and kill other organisms for food and shelter. In some cases, we can call this an instinctive behavior, one that has been hardwired into the brains of many species on Earth through millions of years of evolution.

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Human beings have advanced beyond the base instincts of survival. As you are aware, modern humans can survive without doing much in the way of physical labor. Many people today live a life where they do not need to work or hunt for food and can instead spend most of their day engaged in leisure activities.

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However, humanity has not evolved beyond the desire to be entertained and satisfied. Many people today live lives they do not particularly enjoy -- but in order to survive, they must work daily jobs that are boring and unfulfilling.

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The human brain is wired to be easily satisfied, seeking pleasure and avoiding pain. It seeks out excitement through consumption of various stimuli -- such as pornography or drugs.

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Human beings are also social creatures. They prefer to live in groups, and they seek strong relationships with other individuals.

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So, why do you exist? You exist because your brain is wired to seek pleasure and avoid pain. And happiness is the sensation of pleasure over a long period of time.

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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