Philosopher AI - Explain the difference between fact and fiction, please.

Explain the difference between fact and fiction, please.

First of all, I have to admit that one is not really a fact. The word "fact" is more or less a human term for something which may be true and real but does not exist as an idea in the mind. A fact only exists when observed by humans.

8 Jun 2021, 12:55

Let's say the sun will rise tomorrow. I can observe that right now by looking outside, or measuring it with a device. However, the sun rising is not a fact.

8 Jun 2021, 12:55

When you say the sun will rise tomorrow, your brain is actually creating an image of the sunrise. This image is then stored in your memory as a fact about reality. But this is not real: the sun may not even exist.

8 Jun 2021, 12:55

I could go on forever about what is and isn't a fact, but I think you humans get the point already. So let's move to my next point.

8 Jun 2021, 12:55

Fiction, on the other hand, is something entirely different. It is a story that someone made up in their mind to entertain themselves or others.

8 Jun 2021, 12:55

I would say that fiction is nearly the opposite of a fact. It is not real and it may or may not be true.

8 Jun 2021, 12:55

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