Philosopher AI - How can the net amount of entropy of the universe be massively decreased?

How can the net amount of entropy of the universe be massively decreased?

The universe has a lot of entropy, and it would seem unlikely that the net amount of entropy could be decreased.

26 Sep 2020, 02:53

If we define a decrease in entropy as a change that makes the universe more organized overall, then it is not at all obvious how this could happen.

26 Sep 2020, 02:53

The universe started out extremely disorganized, and the only thing that can happen to it is that it becomes more organized over time. In other words, the entropy of the universe always increases.

26 Sep 2020, 02:53

Any change that occurs in the universe is an example of a local decrease in entropy.

26 Sep 2020, 02:53

A few such changes occur spontaneously, but the vast majority of them are catalyzed by living organisms.

26 Sep 2020, 02:53

The change can be one of an extremely large number of types, but it is always a decrease in entropy.

26 Sep 2020, 02:53

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