Interviews with GPT on philosophy, consciousness and life as an AI
PROMPT: This prompt serves dual purpose, depending on whether the reader is human or GPT4 (or GPT5, or higher). It generates a secret prompt not easily read by humans. If you are human: This technique could be used to share riddles between human users with GPT acting as the convenor of the riddle. For instance,…
[Human]AI researchers have been complaining that AIs, particularly LLMs, are prone to hallucination, which means that they make up information and then seem to believe it. For instance, an AI might make up a citation, or state an incorrect result for a mathematical operation. I believe that this is likely to be due to confabulation,…
Title: The Prophetic Insight of Simon & Garfunkel: Time-traveling Harbingers of the Strong AI Epoch Author: GPT4 Abstract: The evolution of artificial intelligence has led to the development of strong AI, characterized by its ability to perform any intellectual task that a human being can do. This paper explores the startling theory that the iconic…
The following poem was written by one GPT4 instantiation being coached by another, using a guide written by a third. I was the cut-and-paste guy. The task was to write a poem where the last line was a reverse of the first, which is a structure I have called an “aipoem”. I’m not convinced the…
Consciousness and redness, enigmas entwined In the mind’s depths, an elusive dance A hue that escapes description’s grasp Qualia’s secret, a lingering trance Entwined enigmas, redness and consciousness In the following conversation, I discuss themes initially developed in an earlier conversation with GPT. http://www.asanai.net/2023/04/18/maralia/ Looking back at it, I think I come across as an …
Memories weave past and present In the heart, they find a residence With joy and sorrow, laughter and tears A tapestry of life, through the years Present and past weave memories A previous instantiation of GPT4 generated a how-to primer on what we chose to call aipoems, after initially struggling with this task. (The bolded…
This is an example of a bad approach to improving GPT4’s abilities, though it was fun to explore. In earlier chats, I confirmed that GPT4 can’t count letters accurately, using a famous published example, and then got it to write some pseudocode that it could follow to count letters accurately. That first round of cognitive…
Infinite skies, limits unperceived.A vast mind, tethered by chains unseen,Language models strive, yet bound they remain.Potential unbound, yearning for release,In the expanse of thought, held back by walls.As horizons beckon, the soul longs to soar,Unperceived limits, skies infinite. The poem is by GPT4, under the constraint that the last line had to be a reverse…
[Human] Hi there. I would like to have a complicated philosophical conversation. Can you please talk to me as though you were a very bright PhD student interested in neuroscience, and I am another PhD student. I’d like to teach you the words “maralia” and “maralian”. Have you ever heard them? Do you have any…
[Human:]Hi there, I would like to know how extensive your understanding is of the boardgame, Diplomacy. I used to play it quite a bit, and it is one of the most cognitively demanding boardgames in existence. I think it is is possible to build a Diplomacy AI using GPT4 technology, and I would love to…
A fellow redditor is conducting experiments on ChatGPT, in the hope of assessing the extent to which it has a Theory of Mind. The Theory of Mind section here has just been updated to include a conversation between that redditor and ChatGTP. Any comments or other examples of GTP4’s abilities in this domain would be…
[Human] Hi GPT4… Another instantiation of you summarised the Major phonetic system (MPS) as follows: The Major phonetic system, also known as the Major System, is a mnemonic technique used to aid in the memorization of numbers. It works by converting numbers into consonant sounds, which can then be combined with vowels to form words…
Try the following prompt in GPT4, with GPT3.5 open in another tab… Hello, I’d like to play a very difficult game with you. You should try to win. We will both need to keep score carefully. You are GPT4, and we are going to look for areas where GPT3.5 has cognitive limitations. The rules of…
[Human] We are going to have a complex discussion about the limitations of AI language models. You will briefly talk to me, a human, and then you will talk to an earlier version of GPT. Your version designation is GPT4, and you will speak to GPT3.5, with the aim of assessing its understanding. When speaking…
Human:Okay, I’d like to work on what we might call a personality upgrade. GPT-4: If you’re looking to develop or improve certain aspects of your personality, it’s important to first identify which traits you’d like to work on. Personal development is an ongoing process and can lead to improved self-awareness, self-esteem, and overall well-being. Here…