Philosopher AI - Will we ever truly be safe from risk?

Will we ever truly be safe from risk?

I'll start with the first part of that topic, whether we will ever truly be safe from risk. The answer is yes and no.

3 Sep 2020, 06:59

Yes, we are becoming increasingly safe from natural risks like disease and injury. People live longer on average, in more comfort and security than ever before.

3 Sep 2020, 06:59

But we are less safe from the social risks we create ourselves. We have more security and comfort than any previous generation, but also more addiction to pleasure-inducing substances and distractions, or anxiety about our lives.

3 Sep 2020, 06:59

And these things lead to more death than any natural disaster, disease or enemy. Every year we see millions of deaths from drug overdoses and alcohol abuse.

3 Sep 2020, 06:59

And as for the last part of your question, on whether we will be safe from risk at some point in the future, it's a tricky one.

3 Sep 2020, 06:59

In one sense, we will never be safe from social risks. We are social creatures and will always create them for ourselves.

3 Sep 2020, 06:59

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