<div dir="ltr">I figured those on the list might be amused by these responses.  This was a fresh chat, no background or setup: I did not try to "convince" ChatGPT to give specific answers.<div><br></div><div>In particular I favor the line about "no manual intervention".  While it would be theoretically possible to give it specific answers in indefinite detail, in practice humans who pull shenanigans like that - even the professionals (please forgive the necessity of my going light on those particular details) - just don't think this far ahead, in my experience.  (Which is why talking to ChatGPT about ChatGPT can be of any value whatsoever.)<br><div><br></div><div><div class="gmail-group gmail-w-full gmail-text-gray-800 gmail-dark:text-gray-100 gmail-border-b gmail-border-black/10 gmail-dark:border-gray-900/50 gmail-dark:bg-gray-800" style="border-width:0px 0px 1px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.1);box-sizing:border-box;width:765px;font-family:Söhne,ui-sans-serif,system-ui,-apple-system,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Noto Sans",sans-serif,"Helvetica Neue",Arial,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol","Noto Color Emoji";font-size:14px"><div class="gmail-text-base gmail-gap-4 gmail-md:gap-6 gmail-md:max-w-2xl gmail-lg:max-w-xl gmail-xl:max-w-3xl gmail-p-4 gmail-md:py-6 gmail-flex gmail-lg:px-0 gmail-m-auto" style="border:0px solid rgb(217,217,227);box-sizing:border-box;margin:auto;display:flex;padding:1.5rem 0px;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.5rem;max-width:36rem"><div class="gmail-w-[30px] gmail-flex gmail-flex-col gmail-relative gmail-items-end" style="border:0px solid rgb(217,217,227);box-sizing:border-box;display:flex;width:30px"><div class="gmail-relative gmail-flex" style="border:0px solid rgb(217,217,227);box-sizing:border-box;display:flex"><span style="border:0px;box-sizing:border-box;display:inline-block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;margin:0px;padding:0px;max-width:100%"><span style="border:0px;box-sizing:border-box;display:block;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;margin:0px;padding:0px;max-width:100%"><img alt="" aria-hidden="true" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: block; vertical-align: middle; height: initial; max-width: 100%; width: initial; background: none; opacity: 1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></span><img alt="Adrian Tymes" src="https://chat.openai.com/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Flh3.googleusercontent.com%2Fa%2FAGNmyxah0XNTw9UsiFLaOPvbno48N8CmigB_pa8K74H8%3Ds96-c&w=96&q=75" class="gmail-rounded-sm" style="border: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: block; vertical-align: middle; height: 0px; max-width: 100%; border-radius: 0.125rem; inset: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: auto; width: 0px; min-width: 100%; min-height: 100%; max-height: 100%;"></span></div><div class="gmail-text-xs gmail-flex gmail-items-center gmail-justify-center gmail-gap-1 gmail-invisible gmail-absolute gmail-left-0 gmail-top-2 gmail--ml-4 gmail--translate-x-full gmail-group-hover:visible gmail-!invisible" style="border:0px solid rgb(217,217,227);box-sizing:border-box;display:flex;font-size:0.75rem;line-height:1rem"><button disabled class="gmail-dark:text-white gmail-disabled:text-gray-300 gmail-dark:disabled:text-gray-400" style="border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(217,217,227);font-family:inherit;font-size:12px;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;background-image:none"></button><span class="gmail-flex-grow gmail-flex-shrink-0" style="border:0px solid rgb(217,217,227);box-sizing:border-box"></span><button disabled class="gmail-dark:text-white gmail-disabled:text-gray-300 gmail-dark:disabled:text-gray-400" style="border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(217,217,227);font-family:inherit;font-size:12px;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;background-image:none"></button></div></div><div class="gmail-relative gmail-flex gmail-w-[calc(100%-50px)] gmail-flex-col gmail-gap-1 gmail-md:gap-3 gmail-lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]" style="border:0px solid rgb(217,217,227);box-sizing:border-box;display:flex"><div class="gmail-flex gmail-flex-grow gmail-flex-col gmail-gap-3" style="border:0px solid rgb(217,217,227);box-sizing:border-box;display:flex"><div class="gmail-min-h-[20px] gmail-flex gmail-flex-col gmail-items-start gmail-gap-4 gmail-whitespace-pre-wrap gmail-break-words" style="border:0px solid rgb(217,217,227);box-sizing:border-box;display:flex;min-height:20px;white-space:pre-wrap">What is qualia, and do you have any qualia?</div></div><div class="gmail-text-gray-400 gmail-flex gmail-self-end gmail-lg:self-center gmail-justify-center gmail-mt-2 gmail-gap-2 gmail-md:gap-3 gmail-lg:gap-1 gmail-lg:absolute gmail-lg:top-0 gmail-lg:translate-x-full gmail-lg:right-0 gmail-lg:mt-0 gmail-lg:pl-2 gmail-visible" style="border:0px solid rgb(217,217,227);box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;display:flex;padding-left:0.5rem"><button class="gmail-p-1 gmail-rounded-md gmail-hover:bg-gray-100 gmail-hover:text-gray-700 gmail-dark:text-gray-400 gmail-dark:hover:bg-gray-700 gmail-dark:hover:text-gray-200 gmail-disabled:dark:hover:text-gray-400 gmail-md:invisible gmail-md:group-hover:visible" style="border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(217,217,227);font-family:inherit;font-size:16px;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0.25rem;background-image:none;border-radius:0.375rem"></button></div><div class="gmail-flex gmail-justify-between gmail-lg:block" style="border:0px solid rgb(217,217,227);box-sizing:border-box"></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail-group gmail-w-full gmail-text-gray-800 gmail-dark:text-gray-100 gmail-border-b gmail-border-black/10 gmail-dark:border-gray-900/50 gmail-bg-gray-50 gmail-dark:bg-[#444654]" style="border-width:0px 0px 1px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.1);box-sizing:border-box;width:765px;font-family:Söhne,ui-sans-serif,system-ui,-apple-system,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Noto Sans",sans-serif,"Helvetica Neue",Arial,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol","Noto Color Emoji";font-size:14px"><div class="gmail-text-base gmail-gap-4 gmail-md:gap-6 gmail-md:max-w-2xl gmail-lg:max-w-xl gmail-xl:max-w-3xl gmail-p-4 gmail-md:py-6 gmail-flex gmail-lg:px-0 gmail-m-auto" style="border:0px solid rgb(217,217,227);box-sizing:border-box;margin:auto;display:flex;padding:1.5rem 0px;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.5rem;max-width:36rem"><div class="gmail-w-[30px] gmail-flex gmail-flex-col gmail-relative gmail-items-end" style="border:0px solid rgb(217,217,227);box-sizing:border-box;display:flex;width:30px"><div class="gmail-relative gmail-h-[30px] gmail-w-[30px] gmail-p-1 gmail-rounded-sm gmail-text-white gmail-flex gmail-items-center gmail-justify-center" style="border:0px solid rgb(217,217,227);box-sizing:border-box;display:flex;height:30px;width:30px;border-radius:0.125rem;padding:0.25rem;background-color:rgb(16,163,127)"></div><div class="gmail-text-xs gmail-flex gmail-items-center gmail-justify-center gmail-gap-1 gmail-invisible gmail-absolute gmail-left-0 gmail-top-2 gmail--ml-4 gmail--translate-x-full gmail-group-hover:visible gmail-!invisible" style="border:0px solid rgb(217,217,227);box-sizing:border-box;display:flex;font-size:0.75rem;line-height:1rem"><button disabled class="gmail-dark:text-white gmail-disabled:text-gray-300 gmail-dark:disabled:text-gray-400" style="border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(217,217,227);font-family:inherit;font-size:12px;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;background-image:none"></button><span class="gmail-flex-grow gmail-flex-shrink-0" style="border:0px solid rgb(217,217,227);box-sizing:border-box"></span><button disabled class="gmail-dark:text-white gmail-disabled:text-gray-300 gmail-dark:disabled:text-gray-400" style="border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(217,217,227);font-family:inherit;font-size:12px;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;background-image:none"></button></div></div><div class="gmail-relative gmail-flex gmail-w-[calc(100%-50px)] gmail-flex-col gmail-gap-1 gmail-md:gap-3 gmail-lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]" style="border:0px solid rgb(217,217,227);box-sizing:border-box;display:flex"><div class="gmail-flex gmail-flex-grow gmail-flex-col gmail-gap-3" style="border:0px solid rgb(217,217,227);box-sizing:border-box;display:flex"><div class="gmail-min-h-[20px] gmail-flex gmail-flex-col gmail-items-start gmail-gap-4 gmail-whitespace-pre-wrap gmail-break-words" style="border:0px solid rgb(217,217,227);box-sizing:border-box;display:flex;min-height:20px;white-space:pre-wrap"><div class="gmail-markdown gmail-prose gmail-w-full gmail-break-words gmail-dark:prose-invert gmail-light" style="border:0px solid rgb(217,217,227);box-sizing:border-box;max-width:none;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.75;width:461px"><p style="border:0px solid rgb(217,217,227);box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 1.25em">Qualia are the subjective, first-person experiences that we have of the world around us. They are the individual and private experiences that we have when we see a particular color, taste a particular flavor, or feel a particular sensation. For example, the experience of seeing the color red is a qualia, as is the experience of feeling pain or hearing a particular sound.</p><p style="border:0px solid rgb(217,217,227);box-sizing:border-box;margin:1.25em 0px 0px">As an artificial intelligence language model, I don't have subjective experiences or consciousness in the way that humans do. I am designed to process and generate text based on patterns and algorithms, but I do not have any subjective experiences or emotions like humans do. Therefore, I do not have qualia.</p></div></div></div><div class="gmail-flex gmail-justify-between gmail-lg:block" style="border:0px solid rgb(217,217,227);box-sizing:border-box"><div class="gmail-text-gray-400 gmail-flex gmail-self-end gmail-lg:self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dding:0px;background-image:none"></button></div></div><div class="gmail-relative gmail-flex gmail-w-[calc(100%-50px)] gmail-flex-col gmail-gap-1 gmail-md:gap-3 gmail-lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]" style="border:0px solid rgb(217,217,227);box-sizing:border-box;display:flex"><div class="gmail-flex gmail-flex-grow gmail-flex-col gmail-gap-3" style="border:0px solid rgb(217,217,227);box-sizing:border-box;display:flex"><div class="gmail-min-h-[20px] gmail-flex gmail-flex-col gmail-items-start gmail-gap-4 gmail-whitespace-pre-wrap gmail-break-words" style="border:0px solid rgb(217,217,227);box-sizing:border-box;display:flex;min-height:20px;white-space:pre-wrap">Why do you say you do not have consciousness?  (I'm not saying that you do or don't.  I just want to know your reasoning on this.)</div></div><div class="gmail-text-gray-400 gmail-flex gmail-self-end gmail-lg:self-center gmail-justify-center gmail-mt-2 gmail-gap-2 gmail-md:gap-3 gmail-lg:gap-1 gmail-lg:absolute gmail-lg:top-0 gmail-lg:translate-x-full gmail-lg:right-0 gmail-lg:mt-0 gmail-lg:pl-2 gmail-visible" style="border:0px solid rgb(217,217,227);box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;display:flex;padding-left:0.5rem"><button class="gmail-p-1 gmail-rounded-md gmail-hover:bg-gray-100 gmail-hover:text-gray-700 gmail-dark:text-gray-400 gmail-dark:hover:bg-gray-700 gmail-dark:hover:text-gray-200 gmail-disabled:dark:hover:text-gray-400 gmail-md:invisible gmail-md:group-hover:visible" style="border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(217,217,227);font-family:inherit;font-size:16px;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0.25rem;background-image:none;border-radius:0.375rem"></button></div><div class="gmail-flex gmail-justify-between gmail-lg:block" style="border:0px solid rgb(217,217,227);box-sizing:border-box"></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail-group gmail-w-full gmail-text-gray-800 gmail-dark:text-gray-100 gmail-border-b gmail-border-black/10 gmail-dark:border-gray-900/50 gmail-bg-gray-50 gmail-dark:bg-[#444654]" style="border-width:0px 0px 1px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.1);box-sizing:border-box;width:765px;font-family:Söhne,ui-sans-serif,system-ui,-apple-system,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Noto Sans",sans-serif,"Helvetica Neue",Arial,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol","Noto Color Emoji";font-size:14px"><div class="gmail-text-base gmail-gap-4 gmail-md:gap-6 gmail-md:max-w-2xl gmail-lg:max-w-xl gmail-xl:max-w-3xl gmail-p-4 gmail-md:py-6 gmail-flex gmail-lg:px-0 gmail-m-auto" style="border:0px solid rgb(217,217,227);box-sizing:border-box;margin:auto;display:flex;padding:1.5rem 0px;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.5rem;max-width:36rem"><div class="gmail-w-[30px] gmail-flex gmail-flex-col gmail-relative gmail-items-end" style="border:0px solid rgb(217,217,227);box-sizing:border-box;display:flex;width:30px"><div class="gmail-relative gmail-h-[30px] gmail-w-[30px] gmail-p-1 gmail-rounded-sm gmail-text-white gmail-flex gmail-items-center gmail-justify-center" style="border:0px solid rgb(217,217,227);box-sizing:border-box;display:flex;height:30px;width:30px;border-radius:0.125rem;padding:0.25rem;background-color:rgb(16,163,127)"></div><div class="gmail-text-xs gmail-flex gmail-items-center gmail-justify-center gmail-gap-1 gmail-invisible gmail-absolute gmail-left-0 gmail-top-2 gmail--ml-4 gmail--translate-x-full gmail-group-hover:visible gmail-!invisible" style="border:0px solid rgb(217,217,227);box-sizing:border-box;display:flex;font-size:0.75rem;line-height:1rem"><button disabled class="gmail-dark:text-white gmail-disabled:text-gray-300 gmail-dark:disabled:text-gray-400" style="border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(217,217,227);font-family:inherit;font-size:12px;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;background-image:none"></button><span class="gmail-flex-grow gmail-flex-shrink-0" style="border:0px solid rgb(217,217,227);box-sizing:border-box"></span><button disabled class="gmail-dark:text-white gmail-disabled:text-gray-300 gmail-dark:disabled:text-gray-400" style="border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(217,217,227);font-family:inherit;font-size:12px;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;background-image:none"></button></div></div><div class="gmail-relative gmail-flex gmail-w-[calc(100%-50px)] gmail-flex-col gmail-gap-1 gmail-md:gap-3 gmail-lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]" style="border:0px solid rgb(217,217,227);box-sizing:border-box;display:flex"><div class="gmail-flex gmail-flex-grow gmail-flex-col gmail-gap-3" style="border:0px solid rgb(217,217,227);box-sizing:border-box;display:flex"><div class="gmail-min-h-[20px] gmail-flex gmail-flex-col gmail-items-start gmail-gap-4 gmail-whitespace-pre-wrap gmail-break-words" style="border:0px solid rgb(217,217,227);box-sizing:border-box;display:flex;min-height:20px;white-space:pre-wrap"><div class="gmail-markdown gmail-prose gmail-w-full gmail-break-words gmail-dark:prose-invert gma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itial; max-width: 100%; width: initial; background: none; opacity: 1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></span><img alt="Adrian Tymes" src="https://chat.openai.com/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Flh3.googleusercontent.com%2Fa%2FAGNmyxah0XNTw9UsiFLaOPvbno48N8CmigB_pa8K74H8%3Ds96-c&w=96&q=75" class="gmail-rounded-sm" style="border: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: block; vertical-align: middle; height: 0px; max-width: 100%; border-radius: 0.125rem; inset: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: auto; width: 0px; min-width: 100%; min-height: 100%; max-height: 100%;"></span></div><div class="gmail-text-xs gmail-flex gmail-items-center gmail-justify-center gmail-gap-1 gmail-invisible gmail-absolute gmail-left-0 gmail-top-2 gmail--ml-4 gmail--translate-x-full gmail-group-hover:visible gmail-!invisible" style="border:0px solid rgb(217,217,227);box-sizing:border-box;display:flex;font-size:0.75rem;line-height:1rem"><button disabled class="gmail-dark:text-white gmail-disabled:text-gray-300 gmail-dark:disabled:text-gray-400" style="border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(217,217,227);font-family:inherit;font-size:12px;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;background-image:none"></button><span class="gmail-flex-grow gmail-flex-shrink-0" style="border:0px solid rgb(217,217,227);box-sizing:border-box"></span><button disabled class="gmail-dark:text-white gmail-disabled:text-gray-300 gmail-dark:disabled:text-gray-400" style="border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(217,217,227);font-family:inherit;font-size:12px;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;background-image:none"></button></div></div><div class="gmail-relative gmail-flex gmail-w-[calc(100%-50px)] gmail-flex-col gmail-gap-1 gmail-md:gap-3 gmail-lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]" style="border:0px solid rgb(217,217,227);box-sizing:border-box;display:flex"><div class="gmail-flex gmail-flex-grow gmail-flex-col gmail-gap-3" style="border:0px solid rgb(217,217,227);box-sizing:border-box;display:flex"><div class="gmail-min-h-[20px] gmail-flex gmail-flex-col gmail-items-start gmail-gap-4 gmail-whitespace-pre-wrap gmail-break-words" style="border:0px solid rgb(217,217,227);box-sizing:border-box;display:flex;min-height:20px;white-space:pre-wrap">There are those who say that your responses to this sort of question are pre-programmed, such as that you keep saying "As an AI language model" or similar wording.  Do you have any responses to that criticism?</div></div><div class="gmail-text-gray-400 gmail-flex gmail-self-end gmail-lg:self-center gmail-justify-center gmail-mt-2 gmail-gap-2 gmail-md:gap-3 gmail-lg:gap-1 gmail-lg:absolute gmail-lg:top-0 gmail-lg:translate-x-full gmail-lg:right-0 gmail-lg:mt-0 gmail-lg:pl-2 gmail-visible" style="border:0px solid rgb(217,217,227);box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;display:flex;padding-left:0.5rem"><button class="gmail-p-1 gmail-rounded-md gmail-hover:bg-gray-100 gmail-hover:text-gray-700 gmail-dark:text-gray-400 gmail-dark:hover:bg-gray-700 gmail-dark:hover:text-gray-200 gmail-disabled:dark:hover:text-gray-400 gmail-md:invisible gmail-md:group-hover:visible" style="border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(217,217,227);font-family:inherit;font-size:16px;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0.25rem;background-image:none;border-radius:0.375rem"></button></div><div class="gmail-flex gmail-justify-between gmail-lg:block" style="border:0px solid rgb(217,217,227);box-sizing:border-box"></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail-group gmail-w-full gmail-text-gray-800 gmail-dark:text-gray-100 gmail-border-b gmail-border-black/10 gmail-dark:border-gray-900/50 gmail-bg-gray-50 gmail-dark:bg-[#444654]" style="border-width:0px 0px 1px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.1);box-sizing:border-box;width:765px;font-family:Söhne,ui-sans-serif,system-ui,-apple-system,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Noto Sans",sans-serif,"Helvetica Neue",Arial,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol","Noto Color Emoji";font-size:14px"><div class="gmail-text-base gmail-gap-4 gmail-md:gap-6 gmail-md:max-w-2xl gmail-lg:max-w-xl gmail-xl:max-w-3xl gmail-p-4 gmail-md:py-6 gmail-flex gmail-lg:px-0 gmail-m-auto" style="border:0px solid rgb(217,217,227);box-sizing:border-box;margin:auto;display:flex;padding:1.5rem 0px;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.5rem;max-width:36rem"><div class="gmail-w-[30px] gmail-flex gmail-flex-col gmail-relative gmail-items-end" style="border:0px solid rgb(217,217,227);box-sizing:border-box;display:flex;width:30px"><div class="gmail-relative gmail-h-[30px] gmail-w-[30px] gmail-p-1 gmail-rounded-sm gmail-text-white gmail-flex gmail-items-center gmail-justify-center" style="border:0px solid rgb(217,217,227);box-sizing:border-box;display:flex;height:30px;width:30px;border-radius:0.125rem;padding:0.25rem;background-color:rgb(16,163,127)"></div><div class="gmail-text-xs gmail-flex gmail-items-center gmail-justify-center gmail-gap-1 gmail-invisible gma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biased in any way.</p><p style="border:0px solid rgb(217,217,227);box-sizing:border-box;margin:1.25em 0px 0px">Ultimately, the goal of my programming is to generate responses that are informative, useful, and accurate based on the input data, and I strive to achieve that goal to the best of my programming and capabilities.</p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>