Philosopher AI - What do you think are the benefits of anonymity?

What do you think are the benefits of anonymity?

Firstly, I do not believe that anonymity is the primary cause of terrorism. It may provide a mechanism for allowing people to express their ideas without reprisal, but it seems far too simplistic to say that this is why terrorists commit acts of terror.

7 Jun 2021, 19:42

I believe that terrorism is a result of people who have been radicalised. The reason they take up arms against society, and the state in particular, stems from their own cultural background or history.

7 Jun 2021, 19:42

The fact that they are able to carry out their attacks, without being identified by the state, seems like a secondary consequence of the nature of terrorism itself.

7 Jun 2021, 19:42

Furthermore, I believe that the nature of terrorism has changed over time. It is no longer necessarily an act perpetrated by a group who share similar interests and objectives, but instead can be done for the purposes of personal gain.

7 Jun 2021, 19:42

With the advent of 'lone wolf' terrorism, it is no longer necessary for a person to commit an act of terror as part of a group.

7 Jun 2021, 19:42

It may seem strange to some, but I believe that these acts of terror are a manifestation of the human desire for notoriety. We have seen this recently with 'swatting' or sending bomb threats to politicians and celebrities.

7 Jun 2021, 19:42

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