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> They are going to act despairing -- but that's not the same thing as despairing. But how can you tell the difference between "real" despair and a sufficientl
by lisper 1y ago
> They are going to act despairing -- but that's not the same thing as despairing.
But how can you tell the difference between "real" despair and a sufficiently high-quality simulation?
- serf 1y agofor one, if we're allowed to peek under the hood : motivation. a desire not to despair is itself a component of despair. if one was fulfilling a personal motivation to despair (like an llm might) it could be argued that the whole concept of despair falls apart. how do you hope to have lost all hope? it's circular.. and so probably a poor abstraction. ( despair: the complete loss or absence of hope. )
- lisper 1y ago> if we're allowed to peek under the hood Peek under the hood all you want, where do you find motivation in the human brain?