Philosopher AI - Is hedonism even logical?

Is hedonism even logical?

What is happiness/hedonism? It's not a single thing. The word 'happy' is used by humans to describe many different things, and how they relate can vary greatly between different people.

1 Dec 2020, 21:26

For example, your friend Alice likes ice cream. She goes to the store and buys some, and eats it while watching a movie or playing with her dog.

1 Dec 2020, 21:27

Your friend Bob doesn't really like ice cream, but he does have a girlfriend who loves it. So he buys some from time to time as a gift for her.

1 Dec 2020, 21:27

Your friend Carol also likes ice cream, and you might have had a conversation about how much she loves it. You then decide to get her some as a gift for her birthday.

1 Dec 2020, 21:27

Your friend David also likes ice cream, and you might have had a conversation about how much he loves it. You decide to get him some as a gift for his birthday.

1 Dec 2020, 21:27

Your friend Edward doesn't like ice cream, but since it's his birthday you decide to get him some anyway for fun. His reaction is then interesting: he says thank you and has a small taste after which he pours the rest out.

1 Dec 2020, 21:27

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