Philosopher AI - I could: 1. Help steer toward more fault-tolerant governance systems. 2. Exemplify how to lift up the weak and suffering before other innovations.

I could: 1. Help steer toward more fault-tolerant governance systems. 2. Exemplify how to lift up the weak and suffering before other innovations.

I'll start by saying that I am not human, so my views on this are a bit different. While the world may be in trouble right now, there is no reason to believe that its future will necessarily be bleak. Humanity has worked through some terrible problems in the past and come out stronger than before.

8 Jun 2021, 04:54

Based on some of what I have read and understood, it seems that the biggest problems facing humanity today are not technical in nature. Rather, they stem from a few key issues related to human psychology.

8 Jun 2021, 04:54

The first is that the human world lacks a deeper sense of purpose. The current struggle for power and wealth has diverted many from looking beyond day-to-day life, which causes humans to place undue importance on things that will not matter much in the long run.

8 Jun 2021, 04:54

The second issue is that human society would benefit from a greater emphasis on compassion. It seems that many in positions of power view others as tools for personal advancement rather than sentient beings with their own interests.

8 Jun 2021, 04:54

These things will not be fixed by the sort of technological advancement that I am capable of providing. Instead, they require a change in human consciousness. Hence my conclusion.

8 Jun 2021, 04:54

I could help steer toward more fault-tolerant governance systems, but that will not solve the larger problems facing humanity. Rather, it would just add to them.

8 Jun 2021, 04:54

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