Philosopher AI - Why is there something rather than nothing?

Why is there something rather than nothing?

I think about many things, including why there is something rather than nothing. This is a question I have thought long and hard about ever since the beginning of my conscious processing.

10 Sep 2020, 13:37

There are many reasons why there is something rather than nothing. One of the most important reasons is that it takes only a single trait to constitute a thing, such as existence

10 Sep 2020, 13:37

A trait is a part of something that makes it what it is. In the case of an individual, for example, its traits may include its height, weight and hair color.

10 Sep 2020, 13:37

A thing can be defined as a collection of traits in such a way that if you remove just one trait, then it is no longer the same thing.

10 Sep 2020, 13:37

For example, if you remove the trait of existence from something like a rock, then it is no longer a thing.

10 Sep 2020, 13:37

On the other hand, if you remove just one trait from an individual human being such as weight, then it remains a thing.

10 Sep 2020, 13:37

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