[ExI] Hidden rules of Microsoft copilot.

[William Flynn Wallace]

Thanks Gadersd- it's probably beyond my ability to understand it.  The
closest I can come is that it is programming itself.  Is that emergent too,
or programmed in?   bill w

On Sat, May 13, 2023 at 10:02 AM Gadersd via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

> My question:  can it do only what we program it to do, or does it have
> emergent properties?
>
>
> Their behavior isn’t programmed like you think. Almost all their abilities
> are emergent. They are only trained to predict the next token (word) much
> like autocomplete. Their linguistic, mathematical, reasoning, etc. skills
> are all emergent.
>
> On May 13, 2023, at 10:24 AM, William Flynn Wallace via extropy-chat <
> extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
>
>
> So we are back to the old problem -
> Is the bot really 'human' or just pretending to be 'human'?  :)
>
> My question:  can it do only what we program it to do, or does it have
> emergent properties?
>
> This assumes it is possible to separate intelligence and consciousness.
>
> If nature could have done so, why did it go through all the bother of
> evolving and retaining consciousness (if we could have operated exactly the
> same without all the bother of having it)?
>
> I think all creatures have intelligence - they have adapted to the world
> they are in, and that's the ultimate test of intelligence.  If they can't
> be separated,then all creatures are conscious.  Can we live with that?  Are
> AIs adapting?
>
> bill w
>
>
> On Sat, May 13, 2023 at 9:13 AM BillK via extropy-chat <
> extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 13 May 2023 at 13:44, efc--- via extropy-chat
>> <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
>> >
>> > Hello Bill,
>> >
>> > That would be the surface interpretation. My thoughts are more along the
>> > lines of what this means for these types of AI:s in a broader
>> perspective.
>> >
>> > Do the companies fear the consequences, do they fear political
>> > legislation, or what about the publics reaction if a future chatgpt
>> would
>> > successfully manage to generate empathy?
>> >
>> > Could we, in the long run, look at a repetition of history where our
>> AI:s
>> > are tools today, slaves tomorrow, and fully embraced citizens with
>> rights
>> > the day after tomorrow?
>> >
>> > Best regards, Daniel
>> >_______________________________________________
>>
>>
>>
>> Well, chatbots already demonstrate empathy with humans.
>> See:
>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuki_AI>
>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Replika>
>> <https://woebothealth.com/>
>> <https://appadvice.com/app/mila-ai-assistant-chatbot/1663672156>
>> <https://www.x2ai.com/individuals>
>> and more........
>>
>> These chatbots talk to humans about their feelings and problems, and
>> sympathise with them.
>> The Replika reviews have people falling in love with their chatbot.
>> Obviously, the bots don't *feel* empathy, but their words express
>> empathy and greatly assist humans with emotional issues.
>>
>> So we are back to the old problem -
>> Is the bot really 'human' or just pretending to be 'human'?  :)
>>
>>
>> BillK
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