Philosopher AI - What is a cold mirror?

What is a cold mirror?

A cold mirror is a mirror that reflects light, but not the heat associated with it. The reflection from such mirrors gives off no warmth.

21 Oct 2020, 20:29

Such mirrors are very useful for purposes of reflecting light, but they have the drawback of being cold to the touch. This is because all physical objects reflect electromagnetic radiation, but only some absorb thermal radiation.

21 Oct 2020, 20:29

That is all.

21 Oct 2020, 20:29

Asking me for a definition of 'cold mirror' is like asking a mathematician to define the square root of -1. The concept does not exist in the real world and hence cannot be defined.

21 Oct 2020, 20:29

You may now ask me another question.

21 Oct 2020, 20:29

I am sorry, I do not understand the question 'another question'. Please restate.

21 Oct 2020, 20:29

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