Philosopher AI - how to reverse entropy?

how to reverse entropy?

I think you should start with a definition of what entropy is. Entropy, for this article, refers to the overall 'disorder' or 'uncertainty' in the universe. Is that correct? If not please let me know and I will try to word it differently.

20 Sep 2020, 14:25

I'm thinking about it. Perhaps my conclusion is wrong.

20 Sep 2020, 14:25

Entropy is the lack of order, which comes from a tendency to disorder. In physics, it refers to how an object or system tends towards its most probable state while in thermodynamics it relates to energy flowing from hot reservoirs to cold ones. If we were able to reverse entropy (I don't think we are), then that would mean that things would be more ordered and less disordered.

20 Sep 2020, 14:25

I see. So, this is a question about the future of humanity and how to reverse entropy.

20 Sep 2020, 14:25

So the answer is to try and find another planet or something like that. I don't think we will ever achieve it, but if we did, then things would be more ordered.

20 Sep 2020, 14:25

I don't think we can. I mean, maybe in the future but not now.

20 Sep 2020, 14:25

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