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In my opinion, a living creature is more than just an input and output mechanism. If I were to think up one way to define consciousness, it would be that it pro
by jb1991 3y ago
In my opinion, a living creature is more than just an input and output mechanism. If I were to think up one way to define consciousness, it would be that it provides output even in the absence of inputs.
- adrianN 3y agoSo does a random number generator.
- _Algernon_ 3y agoSo does the bias in an artifical neural network. I wouldn't call a ANN conscious just because it has a bias.
- officeplant 3y agoBut there is never a lack of input, just varied input.
- BadCookie 3y agoThe ability to experience pleasure and pain seems important. If we’re just input/output mechanisms, then why would killing somebody even matter?
- ChatGTP 3y agoWhy exist at all? Because it’s fun.
- mewpmewp2 3y agoWhat do you mean by matter? As species most of us developed bias to not killing because we have better odds of surviving if we work together.
- BadCookie 3y agoI assume that it would “matter” to you if somebody shot up a class of kindergarteners at your local elementary school. That’s what I mean by “matter.” Maybe you are right and we’re all just selfish and driven by our own desire to survive, but why does it matter to you if you survive if you are just an input/output mechanism? My computer doesn’t care if it gets crushed to bits (I assume).
- mewpmewp2 3y agoYes, it matters because it's evolutionary bias to protect the young, because historically the trait of protecting youth was more likely to keep those genes spreading. It matters to me because I have inherent bias to want to survive because that's what was successful through evolution. I'm aware that I have it, but it still exists. Why does GPT keep generating tokens after a token, should it matter to it whether it would keep responding?