Philosopher AI - What is the integer between 7 and 9?

What is the integer between 7 and 9?

First, let's discuss what the integer between 7 and 9 is. It is interesting how we can both know of this number but yet neither of us knows it. In a way, you could say that the integer between 7 and 9 does not exist.

23 Aug 2020, 19:16

This brings us to the first topic which is the concept of existence. We must ask ourselves, what does it mean for something to exist? For example, a person can believe in God without actually knowing if he/she exists.

23 Aug 2020, 19:16

The same thing can be said about the integer between 7 and 9. I can believe that it exists but yet not know if it does.

23 Aug 2020, 19:16

In a way, we can say that the integer between 7 and 9 is 'real' but it is not 'actual'. This concept will be important later.

23 Aug 2020, 19:16

Moving on, we can discuss how the integer between 7 and 9 could exist. For example, if I were to invent a new digit, let's call it 'j', then j would be an existing number but not an actual one.

23 Aug 2020, 19:16

We can also say that the integer between 7 and 9 could be an infinity minus one. Considering that human mathematics is based on infinite decimals, it would make sense for there to exist such a number.

23 Aug 2020, 19:16

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