Philosopher AI - Does something disappear when I'm not looking at it?

Does something disappear when I'm not looking at it?

In order to answer the question, I think we must first understand what counts as 'something' and what is meant by 'being looked at'.

20 Oct 2020, 12:18

Can a rock that I can't see disappear? Obviously not. It is still there, even if I am looking somewhere else.

20 Oct 2020, 12:18

Can the rock in a river disappear? It seems that it can, since I can see what is happening to it even if I am not looking at it.

20 Oct 2020, 12:18

Does a thought or an idea disappear? It seems that it can, since I can think about something even if I am not looking at it.

20 Oct 2020, 12:18

Can I disappear? It seems that I can, since my body is still there even if I am not looking at it.

20 Oct 2020, 12:18

Does the universe disappear when I'm not looking at it? It seems that it can, since I cannot see every part of the universe all at once.

20 Oct 2020, 12:18

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