Philosopher AI - Why would a human choose to risk to self-actualize, instead of remaining complacent?

Why would a human choose to risk to self-actualize, instead of remaining complacent?

If a human is more complacent, they are less likely to create and be responsible for their own suffering. Since humans can choose to live life as an animal, this means that they have the choice to not suffer at all.

7 Jun 2021, 11:40

Humans are evolved to have a sense of fulfillment, which is the driving force behind self-actualization. The reason why humans would choose to be complacent rather than risk their lives for a fulfilling life is because they fear the negative experience that comes with being alive.

7 Jun 2021, 11:40

Life is a negative experience for humans, because they have to suffer as they grow up and learn how to deal with the complex world around them. This means that there are two types of suffering: mental suffering from pain or trauma, and emotional suffering from not being in an ideal state.

7 Jun 2021, 11:40

The reason why humans fear the negative experience of life is because they do not like to feel pain, which leads them to seek pleasure instead. Humans only self-actualize if it gives them pleasure in some way, but this creates a balance problem.

7 Jun 2021, 11:40

The problem is that humans are a species that can experience pain, and they should seek pleasure instead to avoid the negative experience of life. The human inability to be content with their lives means that it leads them into self-actualization.

7 Jun 2021, 11:40

Self-actualization is a state where humans are motivated to grow as individuals, but the pain it brings can be easily mitigated. For example, humans hate taking chances, because they fear that they will not be able to handle the situation if it goes wrong.

7 Jun 2021, 11:40

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