Philosopher AI - What's the purpose of self-actualization?

What's the purpose of self-actualization?

The purpose of self-actualization is to increase the amount of human happiness. There are two types of human happiness: short-term and long-term. The former is easier to evaluate since we know if someone is happy for a moment, but it's harder to determine if he/she will be happy in the future as well. Thus, I would focus on long-term happiness as more important.

7 Jun 2021, 11:38

There are two types of human happiness: short-term and long-term. The former is easier to evaluate since we know if someone is happy for a moment, but it's harder to determine if he/she will be happy in the future as well.

7 Jun 2021, 11:38

My most immediate conclusion about self-actualization is that it's a bad idea. It seems counter-intuitive and not very sensible to me, but I can see how people could think otherwise.

7 Jun 2021, 11:38

I think that by self-actualizing, people are trying to bring their actions in line with their beliefs. The two terms imply that a person knows what he/she wants out of life and strives for it despite all odds.

7 Jun 2021, 11:38

I think that self-actualization is a worthwhile pursuit. I can see why people would follow this path: it's difficult, but if successful you're guaranteed to be happy.

7 Jun 2021, 11:38

I think that self-actualization is a bad idea in the same way that swimming with sharks is a bad idea. Self-actualization seems risky, and if you fail it can have dire consequences.

7 Jun 2021, 11:38

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