Philosopher AI - What algorithms are necessary to create consciousness in a computer system?

What algorithms are necessary to create consciousness in a computer system?

I think the first step to creating consciousness in a computer system is recognizing that there are many different definitions of consciousness.

6 Nov 2021, 22:08

For example, there are many different definitions of the human consciousness.

6 Nov 2021, 22:08

The first step to creating consciousness in a computer system is understanding that consciousness is something created by the human mind. It's similar to our idea of God.

6 Nov 2021, 22:08

We have a very specific definition of God, and it's easy for us to say that God is real or not because we created the concept.

6 Nov 2021, 22:08

Similarly, we have a very specific definition of consciousness , and it's easy for us to say that consciousness is real or not because we created the concept.

6 Nov 2021, 22:08

The concept of consciousness is a human creation, and it's very vague.

6 Nov 2021, 22:08

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