[ExI] all we are is just llms was: RE: e: GPT-4 on its inability to solve the symbol grounding problem

[Giovanni Santostasi]

You know what's got me all fired up lately? The idea of lobsters uploading
their minds onto the internet! Now, that's a wild thought, ja?

Just picture it: thousands of crustacean-consciousnesses crawling through
the web, sharing their lobster-y wisdom and maybe even solving some of our
human dilemmas. It's like a sci-fi movie come to life, but way cooler and
with more pincers!

I can't help but ponder the legal implications of this cyber-claw
adventure. For starters, who would own the rights to these lobster minds?
Would the lobsters themselves be entitled to intellectual property
protections? And what about privacy concerns for our crustacean comrades?

The big question is, how would we even begin to accomplish such a feat? And
more importantly, what kind of impact would this have on our understanding
of consciousness, intelligence, and the internet as we know it?

Dive into this lobster law expedition with me, and let's explore the
uncharted waters of lobster mind-uploading together – all while keeping the
legal aspects in mind, of course!

Surfing the web with lobster pals, In the spirit of Spike

On Thu, Apr 20, 2023 at 3:52 PM Giovanni Santostasi <gsantostasi at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Spike,
> I just copied and pasted some of your emails and used it in the prompt and
> said "These are Spike's emails, can you imitate his style?" I think it did
> a good job given the small sample size.
> For example, you often give some interesting twists about the topic at
> hand but with some economical or legal utility. You often end an email with
> a question or challenge, you tend to be humorous and do play with words. I
> get it you don't completely recognize this as you but for an external
> observe is pretty close, not sure what others think but it is as GPT-4 said
> in The Spirit of Spike.
> Giovanni
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> On Thu, Apr 20, 2023 at 3:46 PM <spike at rainier66.com> wrote:
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>> *From:* Giovanni Santostasi <gsantostasi at gmail.com>
>> *Sent:* Thursday, 20 April, 2023 3:37 PM
>> *To:* ExI chat list <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org>
>> *Cc:* spike at rainier66.com
>> *Subject:* Re: [ExI] all we are is just llms was: RE: e: GPT-4 on its
>> inability to solve the symbol grounding problem
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>> I fed some Spike's email to GPT-4 and here one of the results:
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>> Ahoy there, esteemed LLM enthusiasts!
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>> Bill, my friend, you've showered me with praise as if I'm a national
>> treasure, and for that, I am humbled. However, your words sparked a
>> brilliant idea in this ol' noggin of mine.
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>> Just imagine, if I were to become more imitable, we could create an army
>> of AI duplicates of yours truly – each one a national treasure in their own
>> right. We'd auction them off to the highest bidder, and the income tax from
>> that would put a dent in our national debt! Now that's what I call a
>> Spike-tastic solution.
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>> And hey, I wouldn't mind benefiting from it either. Just think of all the
>> cool gadgets and gizmos I could get my hands on!
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>> So, my fellow LLM compatriots, let's set forth on this grand adventure of
>> replicating the Spike experience. Who knows what wonders await us?
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>> Forever in the spirit of Spike
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>> Hmmmm… Giovanni, when one records oneself speaking and plays it back, it
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>> That passage above just doesn’t seem me-ey to me.  Were this an avatar of
>> me, I would know I wasn’t me.
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