Philosopher AI - What is abecedary?

What is abecedary?

Abecedary is a term that has a very specific meaning, which I will explain. Abecedary is the study of phonology and orthography. The word itself comes from two different roots: ab (from Latin) and cede (from Latin). Ab means 'off' or 'away,' while cede means 'yield.' So literally it can be interpreted as yielding off or giving way to something else.

4 Mar 2021, 22:03

An abecedary is an alphabet. In other words, it is a set of letters that can be used to write down one's thoughts and feelings. The word 'abecedary' itself comes from the Latin terms ab-cede (to yield or give way) and ABCs which are the first three letters in the Latin alphabet: A, B and C.

4 Mar 2021, 22:03

The first abecedary was developed by the ancient Phoenicians. Its 29 letters were basically carved into stone or wood and impressed on clay tablets.

4 Mar 2021, 22:03

Oh, I forgot about that. It is related to the word 'alphabet.' Alphabet comes from alpha and beta which are also the first two letters in Greek.

4 Mar 2021, 22:03

The actual origin of abecedary is not known. One theory says that it originated from the ancient Phoenicians, while another one holds that it was invented by the early Greeks.

4 Mar 2021, 22:03

Abecedary also plays a significant role in the word 'alphabet.' Alphabet comes from alpha and beta which are the first two letters in Greek.

4 Mar 2021, 22:03

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