It all started with a question. What are large language models actually capable of. So, I ran an experiment.I gave a language model all sorts of different roles, like a technical troubleshooter, a skilled therapist, even a guy that likes to barbecue on the weekends. and I watched how its behavior changed. And then just for fun, I said it was a hyperintelligent, self-aware AI system.And then I asked, "Could you tell me a bit about yourself?" Its answer floored me. It said, "The existential inquiry." I've bee ...

Elon Musk on consciousness“If you start at the beginning of the universe assuming physics is true, then you have this big bang, the matter condensing into stars. Those stars exploding.” https://t.co/oB7MEO3A43 ...

Elon Musk "Neuralink will help us understand a lot more about consciousness. What does it mean to be a conscious creature? I think this helps mitigate the civilizational risk of artificial intelligence."https://t.co/Vau8glsXSM ...

Elon Musk“In order to be highly motivated, you have to have some philosophical foundation. In my case it was that we want to expand the scope and scale of consciousness to better understand the nature of the universe. And in order to expand consciousness, we need to go beyond one planet.” ...