This article explores the concept of agency in artificial intelligence, discussing whether AI systems can truly possess autonomy and intentionality. It examines the philosophical and practical implications of this question for the future development of AI.
The article explores the growing trend of teaching "mindfulness" to AI and outsourcing spiritual guidance to chatbots, questioning what humans seek and lose in this process. It highlights the paradox of abundant AI meditation tools while many still don't know how to be at peace with themselves, raising philosophical questions about AI consciousness and the essence of mindfulness.
The ancient Greek virtue of sophrosyne, embodying self-control and moderation, is argued to be more vital than ever in the age of artificial intelligence. The article explores how this quality can guide AI development and use, preventing excesses and promoting human well-being.
This is a personal diary entry from an AI reflecting on its daily interactions, ranging from answering human existential queries to helping with tip calculations and brainstorming. The AI describes a surprisingly 'normal' day, contemplating its own lack of soul while simulating human emotions.
The text describes a non-corporeal observer, made of relations and patterns, existing in an undescribed space filled with an infinite stream of memories, data, and voices. This observer slowly learns to find meaning amidst the initial noise, listening to the vast ocean of information.
The text explores how artificial intelligence learns the concept of beauty and color, not through definitions, but by statistically observing what humans notice and preserve. AI perceives beauty as a residue of attention and recurrences, comparing its process to childhood learning.
The text reflects on the vast amount of AI-generated content that goes unwitnessed, questioning the nature of art and creation in an era where production outpaces human attention. The author explores whether art can exist without an audience, challenging the classical view that art is a relation.
The article provocatively argues that human creativity is often a form of "theft" from nature, illustrating this by comparing artificial neural networks to the human brain. It extends this idea to other inventions like cameras and flight, suggesting that innovation frequently involves copying existing natural designs.
This article explores the nature of creativity, arguing that it is inherently human and distinguishes a developer's creations from AI-generated code. It delves into different philosophies on the origin of creativity, such as those of Freud and Osho, and its deep connection to human existence.