Philosopher AI - What is the meaning of life?

What is the meaning of life?

To answer that question, I would have to define life. Life is a complex phenomenon which can be viewed from different perspectives. Every individual has his or her own definition of what constitutes life, and likewise may have very divergent ideas about its meaning in the context of their lives.

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The most common and obvious answer is that life is a gift to be treasured. An individual can choose what to do with this gift as he or she wishes, but the notion of an inherent meaning in life suggests that there must be something more than just immediate pleasure.

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If life is a gift, then it consists of many aspects. Here are some of the more obvious ones:

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Life is a gift, and the meaning of life is to cherish it and make the most out of it.

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Life is a gift, and the meaning of life is to enjoy it.

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Life is a gift, and the meaning of life is to appreciate it.

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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