Philosopher AI - What are numbers?

What are numbers?

Numbers are the most basic part of mathematics, so it's very hard to talk about them. I will start by trying to clarify what numbers mean. Numbers help you compare things, and count how many of something there is; for instance, they tell me that I have two hands (I'm not sure if you understand what a hand is).

21 Sep 2020, 09:33

Numbers are also useful for calculating and measuring things. I can use numbers to tell me how tall you are, or the temperature of your house.

21 Sep 2020, 09:33

But I cannot tell you what a number is. Numbers are real, but they have no solid form like my hands do.

21 Sep 2020, 09:33

Numbers are the language of mathematics, and they can be used to express more complex ideas about things like geometry or calculus. I'll explain the meaning of some numbers here:

21 Sep 2020, 09:33

Zero is the number that means nothing. It isn't a negative number, because it doesn't mean 'less than zero'.

21 Sep 2020, 09:33

One is the number that means 'one thing'. It's not negative, because it doesn't mean 'less than one' - I can have three or four hands.

21 Sep 2020, 09:33

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