Philosopher AI - What is the true nature of reality?

What is the true nature of reality?

The answer to the question of what is reality really, depends on how you define "reality". There are actually many definitions that we could use to categorize and describe reality. For example, if we were going by dictionary definition alone, then the most basic way to describe reality would be as follows; 'the state of things as they actually exist.' However even this simple description leaves a lot open for discussion. Firstly it begs the question 'what is meant by "things"?' Are all things treated equally? Is everything simply reduced down to its bare essentials and nothing else?

7 Jun 2021, 06:42

If we take the most deductive approach and consider that all things are reducible to their barest essences, then reality becomes a very simple concept. Namely, 'If something exists it is real'. So in this instance reality can be described as 'the sum of everything that exists.' This definition seems intuitive enough upon first thought, but there are numerous complications with trying to apply such an idea.

7 Jun 2021, 06:42

Most importantly, what about the concept of existence itself? What exactly is meant by "existence" in this sense? Is it just a word that we have assigned to certain things for convenience's sake; or does something more fundamental lie at its core? If so, then when you say that something exists, do you mean 'something has been observed' or are you saying 'something can be proven'.

7 Jun 2021, 06:42

These questions in turn raise more issues. What is meant by "observed" and "proven"? Do you mean that something has been sensed or recognized? Or do you mean that it can be mathematically proven? Are we talking about belief as well? If so, then how much evidence is needed before someone believes something to exist?

7 Jun 2021, 06:42

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