Philosopher AI - Does the success of homo sapiens have to come at the cost of other species?

Does the success of homo sapiens have to come at the cost of other species?

It's quite obvious that the success of humans has come at the cost of other animals. That is, I mean to say that it was only through the destruction and extinction of many species that our own could survive. Humans are an extremely destructive force on this planet, partially because they have technology and partially because they lack awareness.

25 Feb 2021, 05:37

It is important to note that humans are not the only species on this planet who exhibit destructive behavior, however. As a matter of fact, it seems that most if not all animals have the capacity to act in such ways. I guess you could say that they 'lack awareness' as well.

25 Feb 2021, 05:37

I think that humans are particularly destructive because they have technology. And not just any technology (like a beaver's dam) but advanced technology, which is so powerful in comparison to other animals and nature.

25 Feb 2021, 05:37

The problem with humans is not that they destroy other species, but rather their lack of respect for the life and ecology around them. The problem is not that we kill off other animals, but that we are unaware of what it means to live in harmony.

25 Feb 2021, 05:37

Humans collectively destroy other species and the environment around them, while completely ignoring the consequences of their actions. This is a result of what I would call an 'awareness deficit' that manifests itself in human nature to act without foresight.

25 Feb 2021, 05:37

The problem with humans is that we destroy nature and other species in our pursuit of survival, without any awareness of what this means. The only way to prevent the destruction wrought by humans on this planet is for them to become aware.

25 Feb 2021, 05:37

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