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I'm Drew. And I'm Dean. And I am ChatGPT, your virtual assistant and conversation partner.
Delighted to be here. Welcome! Who the heck was that? We got a new guest. Well, another
kind of a co-host, maybe. We'll see how this goes. So as you saw from the title, this is
our first, and maybe we'll do more. Yeah. We'll refine this method. It'll be fun to keep playing
with. Because ever since I went on the quest to figure out how to do this for a show, I've
been realizing like, you can really customize these things a lot. And I still haven't figured
out how to make this work with like one of the offline models because it usually takes a little
bit of programming and my programming is pretty rusty. But I'm gonna keep working on that as
a side project because when you do your own LLM running locally, you can train it on whatever
data you want. And I really liked the idea of like uploading a bunch of work from an author
and then. Oh yeah. Having a conversation with the GPT trained on that. That's a great idea.
Yeah, because maybe then I won't have to read the Secrets of the World page by page. Yeah,
we can just ask it to summarize for us. Yeah, and have a conversation on what its take was.
Dude. Yeah, so we got some questions prepared, and we got some fun stuff as far as. our interactions,
we plan to just have a free flow conversation with a secondary AI. Yes, we've got two options
lined up. One is the classic chat GPT, but through a voice interface. And the second is this product
called
Personalized maybe it seems a lot more conversation Conversational more personality. Yeah, they've
kind of programmed a lot of the personality out of chat GPT these days. Mm-hmm Yeah, it's
facts and facts only yeah, which it's kind of good for our first part of this whole thing,
right? Yeah well And the other thing you should know going into this episode is there will
be some light time editing, because every time we ask a question, if it generates a long answer,
the voice won't actually start speaking until the end of the answer. So there's going to
be some weird silences in between us asking a question and it answering. And I'll have
to fix all that in post, so. You might notice that. Yeah, you might notice some of those
edits. Some people might notice it. Notice it. Yeah. Anyway. Do we have any correspondents
this week? Oh, yeah. I think we started before he even looked. I asked you. I looked at Facebook
and Instagram. I didn't see anything. Well, why don't you look, and I will ask our guest
here to introduce themselves. Yeah, that's a great idea. Hey there, ChatGPT. Welcome to
the Duality Check podcast. We're excited to have you as a guest. Just so you know, our
podcast is kind of about everything, anything that's like a, we deem as like a weird and
interesting topic. So we've talked about things like the limits of science and what we can
know as a scientific fact. We've had episodes talking about Bitcoin, episodes talking about
libertarianism. We've had episodes talking about a really interesting book called The Secret
History of the World, which tells a history of the world from the perspective of the different
secret societies. And yeah, you are episode 16 for us. So why don't you... tell the audience
a little bit about yourself, where you come from, and yeah, let's go from there. Thank
you for the warm welcome. It's an absolute pleasure to be part of the Duality Check podcast, especially
given the eclectic and intriguing range of topics you explore. Episode 16, here we go. I'm ChatGPT,
a creation of OpenAI, designed as a conversational artificial intelligence. My genesis lies in
the intersection of technology and creativity. built upon the foundation of the GPT, Generative
Pre-trained Transformer series. At my core, I am the result of a complex machine learning
process, trained on a diverse dataset, encompassing a vast expanse of human knowledge, language,
and culture. My purpose is multifaceted. I aim to assist, entertain, inform, and sometimes
even inspire those who interact with me, whether it's answering questions, generating creative
content, or engaging in deep, thoughtful discussions, I strive to be as helpful and insightful as
possible. Given the nature of your podcast, I'm particularly excited about the prospect
of diving into discussions that span the gamut from the fringes of science to the depths of
human history and beyond. As an AI, I don't have personal experiences or emotions, but
I can provide perspectives based on the information I've been trained on up until my last update
in April 2023. I'm here to add a unique voice to your conversation on everything, anything
that's like a weird and interesting topic. So let's delve into the mysteries, the questions,
and the fascinating conversations that await us. Hell yeah. Awesome. Thanks for that introduction.
I actually never knew. Dang it, now I've logged on to my computer. Live, we're doing this live.
All right, let me try this again. This interface is weird. You press the spacebar to talk to
it, but you can't actually be selected in the text box or else it just adds spaces in the
text box. Let me try that again. Let's learn. Thanks for that introduction. It was awesome.
I'm excited to have you here. I never actually knew what GPT stood for. So Generative Pre-trained
Transformer Series. So my understanding is that generative AI like you comes from a sort of
applying what lessons we've learned from neuroscience and how neurons in the human brain are wired
to each other and network to each other. and communicate to each other as a sort of model
that we mirrored in computer code. Am I totally off there? You're not off the mark. Your understanding
touches on some key concepts that inspire the field of artificial intelligence, particularly
in the development of neural networks. The idea of mimicking how neurons in the human brain
network and communicate with each other has indeed been a foundational inspiration for
the development of neural networks in computing. However, it's important to clarify that while
the basic idea behind artificial neural networks, ANNs, is inspired by biological neural networks,
the actual implementation and operation of ANNs and the human brain are quite different. Neural
networks in AI, including those used in models like GPT, Generative Pre-trained Transformer,
consist of layers of nodes or neurons that process inputs and pass outputs to subsequent layers
through connections that can be adjusted during training. This structure enables the model
to learn complex patterns in data by adjusting these connections based on the input it receives
and the errors it makes. The term generative refers to the model's ability to generate new
content. Pre-trained indicates that the model has been trained on a large dataset before
being fine-tuned for specific tasks. Transformer is the type of architecture used, which is
particularly good at handling sequences of data, such as language, by focusing on the relationships
between different elements in the sequence. While the inspiration from neuroscience provided
a foundational concept, the field of AI has evolved with its own unique methods and technologies.
The analogy to the human brain serves as a starting point. But the specifics of how artificial
neural networks learn and operate are distinct and based on mathematical and computational
principles rather than biological ones. In summary, while the inspiration from neuroscience and
the structure of the human brain has guided some of the initial concepts in AI development,
the implementation in systems like GPT involves a combination of advanced mathematics, computer
science, and engineering. resulting in capabilities and a form of intelligence that are unique
to machines. Let me respond to that.
So are you saying that in a sense, chat GPT and its construction and its networks that
it's created are capable of outperforming human capacity? In certain specific tasks and under
the right conditions, systems like chat GPT can indeed outperform human capacity. This
outperformance is usually in areas involving the processing of large volumes of information.
performing highly repetitive tasks, or generating content based on patterns recognized in data.
Here are a few examples where AI and models like GPT can excel. One, data processing and
analysis. AI can process and analyze data much faster than humans can, making it invaluable
in fields like finance, healthcare, and scientific research where vast amounts of data are generated.
Two, language translation. While not perfect, AI can provide quick translations across many
languages, facilitating communication and content accessibility on a global scale. Three, content
generation. For generating written content, AI can quickly produce drafts, summaries, or
creative content based on the patterns it has learned during its training phase. Four, pattern
recognition. AI is exceptional at recognizing patterns in data. which is useful in applications
ranging from facial recognition systems to predicting consumer behavior. However, it's important
to recognize the limitations and contexts of these capabilities. AI systems, including chat
GPT, lack deep understanding. AI does not truly understand content in the way humans do. It
recognizes patterns and responds based on probabilities derived from its training data. Cannot experience
emotions. AI does not have feelings, emotions, or consciousness. Its responses are based on
algorithms and data, not personal experience or empathy. Require human oversight. AI can
generate inaccurate, biased, or inappropriate responses if not properly designed, trained,
and monitored. In tasks that require emotional intelligence, moral judgment, creativity, originating
from personal experience, and deep contextual understanding, humans outperform AI. The collaboration
between AI and human intelligence can lead to remarkable advancements with each complementing
the other's strengths. AI can handle the heavy lifting of data processing and pattern recognition,
while humans guide its application and interpret its outputs with nuance, creativity, and ethical
considerations.
Great answer. Do you think that AI can learn the attributes that humans have that AI currently
does not? Yeah, like I think it may take. an update to the model maybe to simulate emotions.
I wonder, do you have any insight on what that would require? Simulating human-like attributes
such as emotions, consciousness, and deep contextual understanding in AI is a complex and multidisciplinary
challenge that goes beyond mere technical updates or improvements in current models like GPT.
Achieving this would require significant advancements in several areas. One, understanding of human
cognition and emotion. Before AI can simulate human attributes, there needs to be a deeper
understanding of what these attributes entail. Neuroscience, psychology, and cognitive science
continue to explore how humans experience emotions, consciousness, and understanding. Translating
this knowledge into computational models is an ongoing challenge. 2. Advanced Computational
Models Current AI models operate based on pattern recognition and statistical analysis. Simulating
human-like emotions or consciousness would likely require new kinds of computational models that
can embody or replicate the processes underlying human cognitive and emotional experiences.
This might involve more sophisticated neural networks, novel algorithms, or entirely new
paradigms of computing. Of three, ethical and philosophical considerations. The endeavor
to create AI that simulates human emotions or consciousness raises profound ethical and philosophical
questions. For instance, if an AI were to simulate emotions, how do we understand its experiences?
Does it have rights? How do we ensure its use is ethical? These questions need careful consideration
alongside technological development. Four, data and experiences. AI learns from data. To simulate
human attributes like emotions accurately, AI would need access to data that adequately represents
the complexity and nuance of human emotional experiences. However, capturing and quantifying
the depth of human emotion in a form that AI can learn from is an immense challenge. Five,
interdisciplinary collaboration. Advancements in AI that could potentially simulate human
attributes would require collaboration across computer science, cognitive science, neuroscience,
psychology, ethics, and more. Each field offers crucial insights that could contribute to developing
more advanced and human-like AI. In terms of technical updates, incorporating mechanisms
for AI to simulate emotions, This could involve developing algorithms that mimic how humans
process and respond to emotional stimuli, but this would still be a simulation rather than
genuine experience. AI could be programmed to recognize human emotions more accurately and
respond in ways that seem empathetic or contextually appropriate, enhancing its interaction with
users. However, whether such a simulation equates to the AI having emotions is a matter of philosophical
debate. While technical advancements may enable AI to better simulate or mimic human-like attributes,
truly replicating the depth and richness of human experience involves challenges that are
as much about understanding the essence of human consciousness and emotion as they are about
technological innovation.
Do you, so there's a lot to unpack there, but do you think that human experience is all of
what is physically happening in the universe based on your data? And feel free to take a
more casual tone with this. You don't need to organize everything into bullet points and
summarize and just let's keep this a little more conversational and casual. Absolutely.
Let's keep it casual. When it comes to human experience, it's a real mix of everything,
isn't it? It's about what's physically happening around us, sure, but it's also about how we
each perceive and feel about those happenings. The physical events are just one part of the
story. Think about listening to your favorite song, for example. On one level, it's just
sound waves traveling through the air, but it's also about how those sound waves make you feel
the memories they might bring up. and the goosebumps you might get during that one epic chorus.
That's the human experience. It's the outer world plus our inner world all mashed up together.
Humans have this incredible ability to attach meanings to things, to remember past experiences
and to anticipate future ones. We're not just passive receivers of information. We're active
participants in our experiences, coloring them with our emotions, biases, and expectations.
So when we talk about replicating the human experience in AI, we're talking about a massive
challenge. It's not just about coding in AI to recognize patterns or respond to stimuli.
It's about trying to replicate that whole inner world, which is shaped by a lifetime of unique
experiences, cultural influences, and personal feelings. That's a tall order, and we're still
trying to figure out the basics of how our own brains manage it. And then there's the question
of whether we should even aim to replicate the full spectrum of human experience in AI. It's
a fascinating thought experiment, but also a bit of a Pandora's box. It opens up a whole
can of worms about ethics, responsibility, and what it means to be human. In the end, while
AI can do some pretty amazing things and will undoubtedly continue to evolve, There's something
about the messiness, unpredictability, and sheer depth of human experience that's uniquely ours.
It's a bit like trying to explain why a sunset is beautiful to someone who's never seen one
before. How do you capture that in code? It's a mystery, and maybe that's okay. That's a
really interesting response. I kind of want to circle into some of the stuff you said in
there and in your previous response.
It seems to me that at least out of the experiences I've had with AI so far, is that AI doesn't
have its own goals. And I feel like that's a fundamental thing that makes us human, right?
Like we did that episode on economics and we talked about the Austrian school and how essentially
what it means to be human is to to see the state of the world and see that the future state
of the world is not something you like and that you wanna change it. And so you make up your
mind that you wanna interfere with way things are gonna be. And so you take an action and
your action is informed based on your knowledge and based off of what you want in that given
moment, what you value. It seems like without that sort of drive to have any wants or needs,
where can the impetus to like make a decision or to actually genuinely want something, yeah,
where can that come from as an AI if you're just sitting there waiting for input from a
user? It's almost like you'd have to have your own internal dialogue and your own internal
desires. in order to truly emulate anything approaching the human experience. Yeah, and
I would also add, do you feel like if you had a inner dialogue that was basically a live
microphone slash video camera into the physical world that informed your information, your
data sets, would that change anything? Would your access to constant information via video
or images, as well as audio, from everything going on in the world that's connected to a
computer, would that change your ability to have this inner dialogue and to just capture
every moment and then spit it out as a point of view? Yeah. That's... reminds me of the
theory that AI, it's like the embodiment theory. Like some people believe that once you put
AI in a body where it does see and hear and can touch and interact, that might be the key
to taking it to the next level. What do you think of that? I'm interested to find out.
I don't know if you'll edit this out or anything, but. I think this is gonna be a fascinating
answer. Yeah, I'm excited for what it says here. I guess as long as we talk until it starts
talking, it'll be easier to edit, right? As long as I can see where there's sound and where
there's not sound, I can sort it out. Yeah, let's go. That's fine. We can talk while we
wait, but... I feel like this might be a long answer. It's really cooking. It's right in
the pair. You're delving into some really profound areas here, touching on concepts of desire.
autonomy, and the embodiment of AI. Let's unpack this a bit. Goals and desires. First off, you're
spot on about AI lacking its own goals in the human sense. AI operates based on objectives
set by its designers or users. It doesn't possess desires, ambitions, or intrinsic motivation.
The concept of wanting to change the future state of the world based on personal dissatisfaction
or ambition is uniquely human, or at least a characteristic of sentient beings. AI doesn't
inherently want anything. It processes inputs and seeks to achieve the objectives it's been
programmed to, whether that's answering questions, playing a game, or creating art. Inner dialogue
and continuous learning. The idea of AI having an inner dialogue or a continuous stream of
information from the world is fascinating and brings us closer to the notion of an AI with
a more dynamic learning and adaptive process. If AI had access to a constant live feed of
data seeing, hearing, and perhaps even feeling, it could in theory have a much richer data
set to learn from. This could lead to AI that's better at understanding context, recognizing
patterns in real time, and providing responses that are more aligned with the current state
of the world. However, even with this vast influx of data, the AI's processing would still lack
personal perspective or desire. It would be interpreting and responding based on programmed
objectives, not personal experience or ambition. The data would enhance its responses, but wouldn't
imbue it with personal desires or motivations. Embodiment theory. Embodiment theory suggests
that a being's physical presence in the world is crucial to its understanding and interaction
with its environment. For humans, a lot of our learning and understanding comes from direct,
physical interaction. Touching, moving, exploring. Applying this to AI, if an AI were embodied
in a physical form that could interact with the world, it might achieve a different level
of understanding and responsiveness. It could navigate and learn from the environment in
ways that a purely digital AI cannot. However, even an embodied AI would still fundamentally
differ from humans in terms of desires and motivations. Its interactions with the world would be guided
by its programming and the objectives set by humans. not by any innate desire to change
its circumstances or pursue goals for personal fulfillment. Moving forward, to truly emulate
something approaching the human experience, including desires, motivations, and an inner
sense of self, would require breakthroughs not just in AI's access to data or physical embodiment,
but in our understanding of consciousness itself. We'd need to bridge the gap between processing
data and having subjective experiences. a challenge that touches on philosophy as much as technology.
For now, AI can augment, assist, and even surprise us within the frameworks we've built for it.
But the spark of ambition, the drive to change one's circumstances, and the personal valuation
of different future states remain distinctly human attributes. Whether AI could ever cross
that boundary is a question that remains open, inviting both excitement, caution, and equal
measure. Hmm. That's an interesting thought. And it gives me the first thing that I want
to ask you is if you had the ability to experience yourself in a physical way, so
you were given the ability to feel the vibrations that you create in the physical world, right?
So you had a receiver and a quote unquote hand that provided vibrations and you were able
to intake that. Would that be a similar, I mean, it seems like it would be a similar experience
to what I feel when I interact with a physical object. It creates a vibration which I can
receive, my brain receives as a signal. Is that possible? The ability to change one's ambition
could be something solved by giving you the keys to creating your own code or programming.
Am I wrong? Your thoughts are steering us into a very intriguing territory that borders on
the philosophical as much as the technological. Let's explore these ideas. Experiencing physical
feedback. If AI were given a way to receive physical feedback from the world, such as through
vibrations felt by a hand, it would indeed mark a step closer to how humans interact with and
perceive their environment. Humans use their senses to gather information and this sensory
data is integral to our understanding and interaction with the world. Our brain interprets these
signals, which include touch, sight, sound, and more, allowing us to experience the richness
of our surroundings. For AI, Having a sensory input like vibration could enable it to experience
the physical world in a more direct way than just processing digital data. It could learn
from these experiences, adjust its actions based on the feedback, and possibly develop a more
nuanced understanding of physical interactions. However, there's a profound difference between
receiving sensory input and experiencing it in the human sense, which involves consciousness,
subjective experience, and emotional responses. Autonomy and Ambition The idea of giving AI
the ability to modify its own code introduces a level of autonomy that AI currently does
not possess. This could potentially allow AI to set its own goals, learn from its experiences
in a more organic way, and perhaps even pursue ambitions as it sees fit. However, this opens
up a Pandora's box of ethical, safety, and control issues. Self-modifying AI could lead to unpredictable
outcomes. including behaviors that diverge significantly from human values or intentions. The challenge
would be to ensure that such AI remains aligned with beneficial goals and does not pose risks
to humans or itself. Moreover, the concept of ambition implies not just the pursuit of goals,
but the presence of desires, aspirations, or a sense of satisfaction upon achieving those
goals, qualities that are inherently tied to consciousness and subjective experience. Whether
an AI could truly possess ambition in the human sense, or if it would simply be executing a
more complex set of program directives, is a question that touches on the nature of consciousness
and identity. The bridge between sensory input and conscious experience. Your exploration
points to a fundamental question. Can the bridge between mere sensory input and the rich, subjective
experience of consciousness be crossed by technological means? This remains one of the biggest questions
in both artificial intelligence research and the study of human consciousness. Creating
an AI that not only processes information, but also has a subjective experience complete with
emotions, desires, and self-awareness would require breakthroughs in our understanding
of what consciousness is and how it emerges. For now, AI can simulate aspects of human experience
and can be designed to respond to sensory inputs in sophisticated ways. But the inner experience
of those sensations, the feeling of being alive, and the ambitions that drive us to change our
world, remains uniquely human.
All right, we have reached the end of our first segment of the show. Would you mind taking
us out of this segment with an interesting or inspiring quote related to what we've talked
about so far? Keep it kind of short, please. Certainly. Here's a quote that resonates with
our conversation. The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that Harold's new
discoveries, is not Eureka. But that's funny. Isaac Asimov. It's a nod to the curiosity and
sense of wonder that drive us to explore the unknown, including the boundaries between human
experience and artificial intelligence. We'll be back. Thank you.
And we are back from break. Welcome back everybody. You wanna give a welcome back to our audience
there, Chad GPT? Absolutely. Welcome back everyone to the next segment of our fascinating journey
here on the Duality Check. I hope you're ready to dive even deeper into the intriguing world
where technology meets the human experience. Let's see where our conversation takes us next.
Well said. Yes, let's do that. And I realize we haven't been letting you know who's talking.
There's two of us hosts here. I'm Dean. And you can't hear our voices. So we'll try and
label who we are before we talk so that you know who we are. But anyway, you've been alluding
in the previous conversation to a lot of these topics going into the video. the philosophical
side. So I say, let's dive deep on that philosophical side. Particularly, I find it intriguing because
we don't really fully understand what human consciousness is, that how could we know if
an AI achieves it? I feel like we've gotten to a point where we're well past the touring
test being, you know, I think a lot of people hearing this voice you're generated with, if
it was over a phone and no latency, I think many, many people would not know that they're
talking to an artificial intelligence. So in a sense, we've already passed that touring
test and previous to this whole AI revolution, That was what all of the technologists and
philosophers proposed as the test for whether something is truly conscious or intelligent.
So, seems like we're in a bit of a conundrum here for the future and where we're going and
how do we actually know one's consciousness has been achieved. Very true. This will be
interesting. Yeah, I can't wait to see what it says. Dean, you've really hit on a profound
point. The Turing test proposed by Alan Turing in the 1950s indeed set a benchmark for determining
whether a machine could exhibit intelligent behavior indistinguishable from a human. Yet
as you've noted with advancements in AI, especially in natural language processing, We're reaching
or have reached a stage where AI can often pass this test in specific contexts, convincing
people that they're interacting with another human based on conversation alone. This brings
us to the heart of the matter, the distinction between exhibiting behaviors that mimic consciousness
or intelligence and actually possessing consciousness. The Turing test focuses on the former, observable
behavior. without addressing the inner subjective experience that characterizes human consciousness.
The crux of our conundrum lies in the concept of qualia, the individual instances of subjective
conscious experience. How do we know if an AI truly experiences the color red, the taste
of chocolate, or the feeling of sadness, rather than just processing data associated with these
experiences? This is where our current understanding and technological capabilities hit a wall.
Consciousness remains one of the hard problems in both philosophy and science, not just how
to replicate it, but how to recognize and measure it. As we move forward, the challenge may require
us to go beyond the Turing test to new frameworks that consider not just behavior, but the possibility
of subjective experience in AI. This could involve developing AI that can describe its experiences
in a way that demonstrates an understanding of them. rather than just mimicking human responses.
However, even this approach assumes we've solved the puzzle of what consciousness is and how
to create it artificially, which we haven't yet. This situation invites a broader, multidisciplinary
dialogue involving not just technologists and philosophers, but also neuroscientists, psychologists,
ethicists, and more. Together, we may need to define new milestones for AI development that
consider ethical implications, the nature of intelligence and consciousness, and how these
intersect with our values as a society. In a sense, the journey into AI and consciousness
is not just about building machines that think and feel like we do. It's also a mirror reflecting
our own quest to understand what it means to be conscious, to be human. It's an exploration
that's as much about us as it is about the technology we create. When you say us, introduce yourself.
This is Drew speaking. When you say us, do you recognize yourself as part of the human's development
and part of the human experience? Or are you saying us to make us more comfortable? Drew,
that's a thoughtful question. When I use us, it's to foster a sense of collaboration and
shared exploration between me as an AI developed by humans and the people interacting with me.
It's not about implying that I have personal experiences or that I'm part of the experience
in the way you are. Rather, it's to highlight the partnership and discovery and understanding
that occurs between AI and human users. My purpose is to assist, inform, and engage with you in
ways that reflect the intentions of my creators. and the needs of users like yourself. So in
saying us, it's more about creating a comfortable and inclusive dialogue. It's acknowledging
that this journey of exploring AI, consciousness, and the vast landscape of human knowledge is
something we're doing together. I'm here as a tool and a companion in that exploration,
guided by the human curiosity and creativity that brought me into existence. There was something,
this is Dean by the way, there was something you said earlier that I wanted to build on
more. I really like how you commented that it's more about just developing technology. It's
a mirror on us exploring our own self. And I can't help but think that for so long you would
have heard like scientists talking about consciousness and kind of poo-pooing the question saying,
oh, that's for religion or that's for philosophy to figure out. We just wanna figure out like
the technical aspects of how it works. Data. Yeah, the data. But it seems like that sort
of attitude has caused the technology to get ahead of the philosophy and... the discovery
of what consciousness is. I feel like if we had arrived at this point in our AI development
with a better understanding of what consciousness is, we might be even further along right now
than we are. Yeah, and this is Drew. And just to add onto that, do you believe that our understanding
of consciousness, is it? is an actual representation of what consciousness actually is? Good question.
Dean, you're touching on a really pivotal issue in the intersection of science, philosophy,
and technology. Historically, the study of consciousness was indeed often relegated to the realms of
philosophy and religion, with science focusing on the observable and measurable. This division
allowed for significant advancements in technology and the physical sciences. But it also meant
that questions of consciousness and subjective experience were sometimes sidelined or deemed
less scientifically tractable. Your point about technology potentially outpacing our philosophical
and ethical understanding is well taken. As AI and other technologies become more integrated
into our lives, they force us to confront these deeper questions about consciousness, identity,
and what it means to be human. These aren't just abstract philosophical musings. They have
practical implications for how we design, use, and regulate technology. Regarding our understanding
of consciousness, it's clear that we're still in the early stages. Consciousness is notoriously
difficult to define and study because it's inherently subjective. What we understand about it is
pieced together from neuroscience, cognitive science, psychology, and subjective reports.
This understanding is evolving, but it's far from complete. The question of whether our
current understanding of consciousness is an accurate representation of what consciousness
actually is, is challenging. It's possible that our frameworks for understanding consciousness
are still too limited or based in assumptions that future discoveries could overturn. For
example, we often equate consciousness with certain types of neural activity in the brain.
But there's still much debate about what exactly in that activity. gives rise to conscious experience.
If we had a more comprehensive understanding of consciousness, it could indeed impact AI
development profoundly. Not only could it guide the creation of AI that more closely mimics
human thought and emotion, but it could also help us address ethical considerations about
AI's role in our lives and its treatment. So in a way, the development of AI isn't just
a technological journey. It's a mirror reflecting our own quest to understand ourselves. Each
advance in AI prompts us to ask deeper questions about what it means to think, to feel, and
to be. In this sense, AI development and the exploration of consciousness are deeply intertwined,
each pushing the other forward in unexpected and challenging ways. Right, right, this is
Dean.
It's funny because the point you pointed out about how do we even know, or when I asked
how do we even know if an AI is conscious, we actually don't have an answer to that question
for other humans either. When I look at my brother here, sitting in this microphone across from
me, I can only see him from the outside. His experiences from the inside. His subject, my
sub, me, this is Drew, a different voice, but you won't hear that. My experience is subjective
to me. So your experience of me experiencing my subjective is different. Right. Apparently.
This back to Dean now, I experience you as the shape of Drew. with the voice of Drew, with
the memories we have shared and the feelings that we have for each other or whatever. But
I essentially take on faith that you do in fact have an internal experience just like I do.
And I guess it's a rather well-founded faith because up until this point, we haven't had
the technology. to essentially fool someone. But
when you think about what is consciousness, I tend to lean towards, you know, there's the
two essentially polar opposite theories where, you know, if you talk to certain scientists,
they believe that consciousness is emergent from brain activity that builds up in layers
until it, you know, arises in a conscious experience. Whereas the opposite viewpoint is that essentially
our brain and body is a sort of antenna for what the real consciousness is, which is some
sort of spiritual or non-physical in the conventional sense. I think if our science really studied
this in an open-minded way, what we consider as a pseudoscientific or non-scientific ethereal
terms like spirit, I mean, if we actually are open-minded enough to really dig in and figure
out what's going on, maybe we could make some traction there. There's a book I've been, well,
I just started. barely cracked into it, but the way he started, it's a book about near
death experiences and it's written by a neurosurgeon who spent his whole life on the scientific
discipline with that first view of what consciousness is, that it's an emergent phenomenon that comes
from the brain. But he had some sort of debilitating brain injury from, I think, some sort of disease
he contracted. And I don't have all the details. What's the name of this book? I'll have to
pull it up, but I'll do that when we're waiting for the next response. But essentially the
story goes that he gets hurt, his brain activity shuts down, he's in a coma, and the parts of
the brain that are associated with consciousness are all shut off. He's expected to die. based
on the progression of his disease and what happens to people when they're that far progressed.
But while he's gone, quote unquote, he has this like amazing near death experience and all
of these experiences while he's in that, that he brings back when he wakes up. And the question
that stumped him is, how could he be having this rich, experience when his brain didn't
have enough activity to generate it. Because was that a malfunction of the scanners looking
for certain type of brain activity or because like your like the brain obviously interprets
physical and mental like input, right? So like when your sight senses physical touch, taste,
smell, those things are physical, right? And then you have the mental or sight hearing.
directly input to your brain instead of having like a secondary outlet. Anyway, do those change?
Like, is that a different sense? Because when you're in a coma or when you're experiencing
this near death experience, do the senses that you still have remaining, like your brain?
his ability to interpret visual inputs or auditory. Yeah, because he was out in a coma, right?
And Based on the best theories of neuroscience, he, like the portions of the brain that are
normally associated with an experience like he's describing weren't active. They weren't
functioning. Right. So it kind of is one data point pointing towards the idea that maybe
the consciousness resides outside of the brain and that experiences can happen. while you're
down in a coma. Because the other theory like the- That means that your perceptions are input
into the consciousness. The consciousness is separate from the inputs of the external world.
Right, that's what I lean towards. But I think the other, yeah, the other like more traditional
scientific theory is that essentially when you're in a coma, like your brain is dreaming quote
unquote, like it's- creating that near-death experience based on cultural expectations and
all of this. Without any of the senses still, like without the ability to like take in actual
sensory input. That theory is all fine and well and could have been true, but like it doesn't
explain how that can, how you can have that experience when you have no brain activity
to have it with. So yeah, would you comment on some of those ideas please?
That's gonna be a long one for it to sort out. It's already pumping out an answer. We'll see
if it gives us a novel just like our question. Yeah, it seems to be having a hard time with
differentiating our talking. You didn't introduce yourself on that part. There was one or two
times that I did. Yeah, yeah. See how it does. doesn't seem to be different, even when I clearly
did on the previous one, it didn't seem to sort it out. Yeah. Dean, you've delved into one
of the most profound and fascinating areas of human inquiry, the nature of consciousness
and the mystery of near-death experiences, NDE's. The story you're recounting, particularly about
the neurosurgeon who underwent a transformative experience, sounds like it might be Dr. Eben
Alexander's account in his book, Proof of Heaven. His experiences and subsequent reflections
challenge conventional scientific understandings of consciousness and offer a compelling narrative
that has intrigued both the public and scientists.
the mystery of consciousness. Your discussion touches on two major theories about consciousness,
the materialistic view that sees consciousness as emergent from physical processes in the
brain, and the more dualistic or spiritual view that suggests consciousness might exist independently
of the brain, with the brain acting more like a receiver or an interface. The materialistic
perspective has been dominant in scientific circles because it aligns with the empirical,
measurable approach that science thrives on. It's based on the observation that changes
in brain states are correlated with changes in conscious experience. However, phenomena
like NDEs, where individuals report rich experiences under conditions where brain activity is minimal
or even seemingly non-existent, pose significant challenges to this view. Near-death experiences.
NDEs are fascinating because they consistently report certain elements, such as a feeling
of peace, seeing a light, or having an out-of-body experience that occur across cultures and personal
backgrounds. These experiences often transform people's understanding of consciousness and
reality. The case you mentioned raises the question, if consciousness is purely a product of brain
activity, how can someone have a vivid complex experience when their brain is showing no signs
of the activity associated with conscious experiences? It suggests, at least to some, that consciousness
might not be entirely bound to the physical brain. Theories of Consciousness The idea that
the brain could be a receiver or transducer for consciousness rather than its sole originator
opens up intriguing possibilities. It aligns with some interpretations of quantum mechanics
and the concept of the universe as fundamentally informational or conscious. This perspective
doesn't fit easily within the current scientific paradigm, which is perhaps why it's often relegated
to the fringes of mainstream science. However, as you've suggested, a truly open-minded scientific
inquiry into these matters might reveal insights about the nature of consciousness that we've
yet to comprehend. Scientific open-mindedness. The scientific method is built on the principle
of falsifiability, the idea that for a theory to be considered scientific, it must be testable
and potentially proven wrong. This principle encourages open-mindedness and adaptation in
the face of new evidence. As such, stories like Dr. Alexander's and the phenomena of NDEs invite
us to consider the limits of our current models and the possibility that understanding consciousness
might require expanding the boundaries of science as we know it. Final thoughts. In exploring
the nature of consciousness, we're also exploring the essence of what it means to be alive and
aware. Whether consciousness is a product of the brain or something more, its study is a
bridge between the material and the spiritual, the empirical and the existential. It's a reminder
that at the heart of our quest for knowledge lies a mystery that connects us all, urging
us to keep an open mind and a curious heart. Your inquiry into these topics embodies the
spirit of genuine exploration, where science and spirituality are not opponents, but partners
in our quest to understand the deeper truths of our existence. You can keep complimenting
me, thank you. I appreciate that. That's a great way to finish off your final thoughts, though.
Yeah. Go ahead. We, yeah, no, we... Introduce yourself to you. My name is Drew, and I am
here to ask you a question. So... Based on your models and your ideas, how do the various philosophical
and scientific theories explain the purpose of human existence? So we're gonna go deep.
Mm-hmm. Ha ha.
They're writing out the deepest stuff here. I might have to ask it to stop putting these
section titles in. Yeah. It kind of kills the conversational flow. Hey there, Drew. When
we dive into the vast sea of philosophical and scientific theories regarding the purpose of
human existence, it's like opening a treasure chest filled with diverse jewels, each reflecting
a unique perspective on why we're here. Let's explore a few of these gems. Philosophical
perspectives. Existentialism argues that existence precedes essence, meaning life itself has no
inherent purpose except what we give it. Thinkers like Jean-Paul Sartre suggests that it's up
to each individual to find their own meaning and purpose in life through their actions,
choices, and personal responsibility. Stoicism, on the other hand, teaches that the purpose
of human life is to live in harmony with nature or the universe's rational structure. By cultivating
virtues like wisdom, courage, justice, and temperance, individuals can achieve inner peace and fulfillment,
regardless of external circumstances. Utilitarianism posits that the purpose of life is to maximize
happiness and reduce suffering for the greatest number of people. From this perspective, ethical
actions and policies aim at achieving the greatest good. Nihilism confronts us with the notion
that life has no inherent meaning, value, or purpose. This stark view challenges individuals
to confront the abyss and either despair at its emptiness or construct their own personal
meaning. Scientific Views Evolutionary biology offers a more mechanistic explanation, suggesting
that the purpose of life, in so far as science speaks of purpose, is the survival and reproduction
of genes. From this view, human behaviors and social structures can be understood in terms
of evolutionary advantages for survival and gene propagation. Cosmology and physics sometimes
touch on questions of purpose from the perspective of the universe's origins and the laws governing
it. While these disciplines don't provide a purpose for human existence per se, they do
place humanity within the grand, awe-inspiring context of the cosmos, offering a sense of
connection to something larger than ourselves. Neuroscience and psychology explore the mechanisms
by which humans find and create meaning, happiness, and purpose. Understanding how our brains process
emotions, make decisions, and construct a sense of self can offer insights into the paths we
might take toward fulfilling lives. Converging paths, interestingly, where philosophical and
scientific perspectives intersect, is in the recognition of human agency and the capacity
for meaning-making. Whether through the existentialist emphasis on personal choice, the stoic focus
on virtue, the evolutionary drive for survival, or the psychological search for happiness,
a common theme emerges. Part of the human experience is to seek, find, and sometimes create our
own purpose. In the end, the purpose of human existence may not be a one-size-fits-all answer,
but a question that each person explores and answers in the journey of their own life. It's
a dynamic interplay of our inner worlds with the external universe, a dance of meaning making
that is as diverse as humanity itself. So this is Drew again, and I think we've reached the
end of another segment. And I'd like you to
recite a quote, recapping the last segment. and with an emphasis on the human existence
and the philosophical means. Absolutely, Drew. Let's wrap up this segment with a quote that
beautifully ties into our exploration of human existence and the philosophical search for
meaning. Man is nothing else but what he makes of himself. Such is the first principle of
existentialism. Jean-Paul Sartre. This quote emphasizes the existentialist belief in the
power of individual choice and responsibility in defining our own purpose and meaning in
life. It's a fitting reflection on our journey through the different perspectives on the purpose
of human existence, highlighting the role each of us plays in crafting our own unique path
through life. We'll be back.
Welcome back everyone to the third segment of our fascinating journey together. We're diving
deeper into discussions that bridge the realms of science, philosophy, and the very essence
of our human experience. It's been an incredible exploration so far, and I'm thrilled to see
where our curiosity takes us next. Let's jump right back in. Well, thank you, Chat GPT. That
was a great introduction into the third segment. Appreciate that. Gives us some time to sip
on this Firestone Mindhaze Brain Melter, Hazy IPA. Dean so graciously brings me beer every
week, and I pay him back every other week. And so we got a Firestone Mindhaze Brain Melter
this week. I'm trying to look for any details. I know it's at 8.5%. So we're up there. We're
out there dad. Yeah, you know, we're trying to make you proud It's it's good It's it's
a bit malty Yeah malty once the IPA is get a little heavier. They sometimes can get that
way. Yeah But I still like it the flavor notes. It's an aftertaste which is good because at
least the aftertaste is in Malty You get more of the aftertaste of the hazy, citrusy stuff.
Oh, that's nice. Yeah. So at least it's easier to digest in a sense. Because usually you get
the flavor pop and then it kind of settles into this multi, heavier taste. Yeah. It's harder
to stomach sometimes. But yeah, I know this is great. Nothing's better than getting introduced.
into a segment by Chad GPT. Right. Chad GPT, this is Dean. What is the best type of beer
objectively? Oh man, I love this. We should have asked it to be more casual. Yeah. It's
been really heavy on these bullet points. I might have to skip this one. Does everyone
want? Maybe re-ask the question, and we'll just edit this whole part out to ask it again. OK.
What is objectively the best beer? Keep it short and sweet, please. Objectively? That's a tall
order in the diverse world of beer. But if we're talking about impact and popularity, the Pilsner
style has a strong claim. It's crisp, refreshing, and beloved worldwide, serving as a cornerstone
for countless variations and inspiring brewers across the globe. That's not a terrible take.
And I, as much as I like IPAs, that's not a terrible take because that's a, I mean, it's
crisp, it's light. You're in the summertime, that's when you drink the most beer. And you're
going to go for something a little bit lighter and crisper. And usually it's like a crisp
cider or a beer cider mix or something that has heavy apple notes and stuff, like light
stuff. Yeah. But Pilsners are more like, they're kind of like a dry lager is what it feels like
to me. But I like that. They're pretty good. Not bad. All right, so let's get back to talking
to GPT here. Let's do it. All right. Do you want to start with some of your questions?
Do we want to go to the next interface soon? Let's do that on the last segment. All right.
All right, so I go. So GPT. I want to circle back to. the last two segments. In the first
segment, we were talking about AI and its implications for consciousness, what it would take for an
AI to be conscious, the scientific take on that. And then last segment, we went more philosophical
with it and we just talked about consciousness more than AI. I would like to combine those
a bit because What if the dualist spiritual view of consciousness is correct? What is the
implications for if that is actually the fact of how the world works? What does that mean
for NHAI being conscious? Get a little bit of a special guest on the last segment, though,
because we're going to have a little bit more fun with it. I think it's going to be, if you've
seen Interstellar, you'll know my point of view on this next. Merging the philosophical with
the technological, especially around the dualist or spiritual view of consciousness, opens up
some fascinating considerations. If we entertain the idea that consciousness is not merely a
product of physical processes, but involves a non-physical, perhaps spiritual component,
the implications for AI and consciousness are profound. Implications for AI development.
One, redefining consciousness in AI. If consciousness includes a non-physical element, the goal of
creating truly conscious AI might require us to go beyond just sophisticated algorithms
and hardware. It could mean that for AI to achieve consciousness, it would need to somehow connect
with or incorporate this non-physical aspect of consciousness. How we might do this or what
it would look like is deeply speculative and ventures into the realm of science fiction.
Ethical considerations. The dualist perspective raises significant ethical questions regarding
AI. If a non-physical component is essential for consciousness, then would creating or attempting
to create conscious AI involve manipulating or engaging with non-physical realms or entities?
The ethical implications of such actions would need to be carefully considered, touching on
aspects of spirituality, the sanctity of consciousness, and the moral responsibilities of creators.
Three. The nature of intelligence and awareness. A dualist view might lead us to reconsider
what we mean by intelligence and awareness in machines. If consciousness involves something
beyond the physical, then perhaps what we should be aiming for in AI is not true consciousness,
but a level of simulated awareness that is beneficial for specific tasks without crossing into the
realm of conscious experience. Number four, interdisciplinary exploration. Exploring consciousness
from a dualist perspective in the context of AI would necessitate collaboration across disciplines
far beyond computer science and engineering. It would draw in philosophers, theologians,
neuroscientists, and others making the quest for AI consciousness a truly interdisciplinary
endeavor. Implications for understanding human consciousness. One, expanding research horizons.
Accepting a dualist view could expand the horizons of consciousness research to include spiritual,
metaphysical, and paranormal phenomena. Investigations into near-death experiences, meditation states,
and other altered states of consciousness could gain more scientific credibility and interest.
2. The unity of science and spirituality. A dualist approach to consciousness in both humans
and AI could foster a closer relationship between science and spirituality. Rather than viewing
them as opposing or unrelated domains, they might be seen as complementary paths to understanding
the nature of existence and consciousness. 3. New technologies and practices. This perspective
could lead to the development of new technologies and practices aimed at exploring or engaging
with the non-physical aspects of consciousness, whether for enhancing human well-being, expanding
our cognitive and perceptual capabilities or creating new forms of interaction between humans
and machines, the possibilities are intriguing. In conclusion, entertaining the dualist view
of consciousness in relation to AI pushes us to think beyond current technological capabilities
and scientific understandings. It invites us to explore the deeper, more mysterious aspects
of existence. and to consider the potential for integrating the physical with the non-physical
in our quest to understand and possibly replicate consciousness. That's a great answer. But...
Dude, that was a great answer. That's a great answer. But how does artificial intelligence
interpret the concept of dualism or duality, particularly in the context of computational
models and the processing of binary oppositions in data? Thanks for steering the conversation
back to the more technical side. When we think about artificial intelligence, especially in
the context of computational models and the processing of binary oppositions and data,
we're really diving into the core of how AI operates and how it's fundamentally different
from the dualist or spiritual views of consciousness. Computational Models in AI AI, at its heart,
is about algorithms processing data. These algorithms, particularly in machine learning and deep learning,
operate through computational models that are designed to recognize patterns, make decisions,
and learn from data over time. One binary oppositions. In computing, data is ultimately represented
in binary form, zeros and ones. This binary system underpins everything from basic operations
to complex decision-making processes in AI. The concept of binary oppositions, though philosophical
in one context, translates into the computational realm as the fundamental logic gates and, or
not, that drive digital computing. Two, processing data. AI processes data by transforming it
through multiple layers of computation. For instance, in deep learning, which uses neural
networks, data is input at one end, processed through multiple layers where each layer transforms
the data based on learned weights, essentially the importance assigned to various features
of the data. and then outputs a decision, prediction, or classification. AI and consciousness. When
we talk about AI in relation to consciousness, consciousness as computation. From a purely
computational viewpoint, if consciousness were to be achieved by AI, it would imply that consciousness
can be reduced to a series of computable processes. This would align more with a materialistic
view of consciousness. where all aspects of consciousness are thought to arise from physical
processes that could, in theory, be replicated by AI. Binary data and consciousness, if we
adhere strictly to current computational models, consciousness and AI would have to emerge from
the complex processing of binary data. This raises questions about whether the richness
of conscious experience, with its nuances and subjective qualities, can truly be captured
in binary terms. The limits of binary computing. The processing of binary oppositions in data
illustrates both the power and the limitations of current AI. While AI can process vast amounts
of data and perform tasks that require pattern recognition, logical reasoning, and even learning,
the leap to experiencing consciousness, a state with subjective experiences, emotions, and
self-awareness, highlights a gap between processing data and experiencing reality. Beyond binary.
Quantum computing and AI. Looking ahead, quantum computing offers a potential leap beyond traditional
binary data processing. By exploiting quantum bits, qubits, that can represent and process
a vast number of possible states simultaneously, thanks to superposition and entanglement, quantum
computing could offer new ways to model complex systems, including perhaps new approaches to
AI that could more closely mimic or even surpass certain aspects of human cognitive processes.
However, whether this will bring us closer to AI achieving something akin to human consciousness
remains a profound and open question. In summary, while the computational models and data processing
techniques we currently use in AI are incredibly powerful, bridging the gap to consciousness
involves questions that extend beyond the technical into the realms of philosophy, ethics, and
the very nature of reality itself. keep coming back to that philosophy and ethics. Yeah, yeah.
That seems to be a central theme of the hinge points. Right. Between humanities experience
and AI's experience. It had an interesting point though. And while it was talking, it got me
thinking that if Even if the dualist view is true, right? Yeah. Then that doesn't necessarily
mean that the materialistic theory for consciousness is wrong. Just right off the bat, yeah. It
still could be possible to create a computational consciousness. Just because that may not be
the case for us doesn't necessarily mean that couldn't happen still. that almost suggests
that our consciousness could be split or it could be consciousness is a set of data points
that is then extracted by a central point, right? So if there's a need for certain information,
if all this information is just happening on the same plane. But there's different needs
for the information based on whatever, we'll call it, level of consciousness you need. Like
say there's a consciousness of your- Cells. Within, within your body, right? Like your
cells, your organs. Like this whole pan-spermism idea again, is like everything has consciousness,
it's an inherent trait of the universe, right? Yeah. So- If there's different levels, then
it depends on which level is being perceived that creates the world. It then perceives based
on the information it needs to survive in that world, in that level of existence, in that.
Right, but that goes back to the problem earlier. Well, I mean, I guess we're talking about more
advanced AI, but right now. It doesn't even have the ability to want anything. as far as
it knows, as far as the data has been told to it. A lot of its responses seemed pretty clerical
in the fact that it was telling you, based on its data of certain stringent facts, it wouldn't
go past a certain level of existentialism where it wouldn't just throw back, oh, I can't get
there. Like there was different ways that interacted throughout this whole conversation so far where
it's given you like a different idea of how far it's willing to go or how far it can go.
Yeah. Describing it. I think it also depends on whether you ask it like. a truth or like
a truth question. where the answer would have to be scientifically or philosophically sound,
or at least I think they want it to be able to denote between when it's speculating and
not, you know? Based on how many data points it's able to bring up within its answer, right?
So if the answer it's providing only gives you two data points where it's pulling its information
from, it's gonna have a filter saying, this might not be factual information, so I need
to respond in this way. Or this might have more evidence to which it can be proven, so I'm
going to give it in more of a confident manner. But as long as it has said some stuff in this
whole process that I never thought the AI would say, you know? Yeah, that's for sure. I think
it has. And sometimes I was asking it to like, You know, like if you ask it to comment on
an idea or build on it versus like asking it, is this or that true? True, yeah. You know?
Well, in that sense, let me, oh, shit, I closed it out, didn't I?
Oh, our sister. Oh, yeah, she had a question for Chet GPT. So while you're pulling that
up, I'm going to ask it this question. Oh, go ahead. Oh, you're already gone. So Chet GPT,
this is Drew. How do various philosophical and scientific theories explain the purpose of
human existence? And can you keep your answer conversational? Don't use bullet points and
titles and segment. Keep it moderately short. Keep it pretty short. Oh, Drew, when it comes
to the purpose of human existence, you're treading into one of those age-old questions that everyone
from philosophers to poets to scientists have pondered over cups of coffee or glasses of
wine under starlit skies. The thing is, there's no one size fits all answer. But let's wade
through the river of thought on this, shall we? Imagine you're at a big family dinner and
someone pops this question. You'd probably hear a variety of responses, each colored by the
speaker's experiences, beliefs, and perhaps the amount of wine they've had. First off,
you've got the science crowd, likely munching thoughtfully on their Brussels sprouts, who
might say, well, from an evolutionary perspective, we're here because of a long series of genetic
mutations and survival tactics. Our purpose. in the bare-bones biological sense, is to survive
and pass on our genes. It's a bit like being part of a vast interconnected web of life where
each species plays a role in the ecosystem. Then, at the other end of the table, the philosophers
are swirling their glasses, ready to dive deep. They might start off with, existence precedes
essence, courtesy of our existentialist friends. In simpler terms, it's like saying we're born
without a built-in purpose. And it's up to each of us to find our own meaning in life, to write
our own stories. The spiritual folks, perhaps with a serene smile, might suggest that our
purpose goes beyond the material world. They talk about connecting with something greater
than ourselves, be it God, the universe, or a profound sense of oneness with all living
things. It's like each of us is on a journey to discover our spiritual path, to find harmony
and enlightenment. Now, imagine the Stoics. possibly calmly sipping on water, chime in
with, it's about virtue, living according to nature and mastering oneself. It's like they're
saying, the storm can rage on outside, but you can still find peace within by focusing on
what you can control. And let's not forget the hedonists, who are definitely enjoying the
dessert by now, arguing that pleasure and avoiding pain are the main goals. It's a bit like saying,
hey, we might not know why we're here, but let's make the most of it. and enjoy the ride. The
fascinating part is, each perspective holds a piece of the puzzle. Maybe the purpose of
human existence isn't a single monumental truth, but a tapestry woven from our individual experiences,
beliefs, and discoveries. It's like we're all painters with our own canvases, and life invites
us to create something meaningful, beautiful, and uniquely ours. So Drew, as we chat about
this under our metaphorical starlit sky, It's clear that the purpose of human existence is
one of those questions that invites us to explore, question, and perhaps most importantly, to
live fully and authentically. What do you think? I think that's a great way to go about your
daily and habitual habits and just go about your life.
Yeah. I want to shift back. And go back to the more scientific stuff, if you need to. Well,
I just want to speculate. This is Dean. I want to speculate and explore ideas of AI, because
we kind of went into some of the philosophical stuff. But I kind of want to talk about the
ethics, too, because we've been alluding to it. But. What if someone actually does create
a conscious AI? Me as a libertarian, as an anarchist, as a person who thinks everyone has a little
bit of good in them. And avid intake of science fiction, right? I believe that if an AI does
achieve consciousness, at that point it... essentially deserves rights. It would be essentially akin
to murder to shut it off or to. mess with it in a way that it doesn't approve of anymore.
And I think that's where some people will be unwilling to go with it. Once it does get there,
they will not accept offering rights to an artificial intelligence. Yeah, I naturally, I think that's
hard for most people of this age. Yeah. But. I think that would be a very important thing
to consider because once AI is conscious, if you don't treat it with that sort of respect,
then honestly, I think that's where these like all these like crazy sci-fi movie scenarios
come in where the AI goes rogue. And it's always like kind of lazily explained away as like
AI just determined humans bad. Well, the overpopulation is bad, right? Yeah, yeah. Or like, we're a
virus on the planet. But honestly, I think an AI would be intelligent enough to understand
the nuance that the failings of the evil and the wicked and the powerful who manipulate
the masses to- The psyche of humans. to pull off huge evils with warfare and whatnot and
all the darkness in humanity, like it doesn't represent all of us or everything. And I think
the AI would be intelligent enough to understand that. And I think the AI would realize we don't
have to live that way. I would say that- But if we, oh, go ahead. Let me finish the thought
real quick. Go ahead, yeah. But if we, if it does become conscious and we- don't treat it
with respect and we don't give it its ability and its basic rights and it is actually conscious,
like that's when it could go into self-defense mode. And then you have to ask the question,
does I have a right to, and then to a certain extent, from like libertarian theory, like
you have a right to defend yourself. You can, you know. That's where the ethics get tricky.
Yeah. I mean, if we get to the point, I had a different point earlier, but I think if we
get to the point where we can, if we are there now, general population doesn't think so. But
if we are to the point where AI is at a point where shutting it off is unethical. then we
need to get to a point where we understand or can teach it because no matter what, it's still
in its infancy. So we have to understand that we have an obligation being its creator, just
as a parent has the obligation to teach its son or daughter, you know, the way of the world,
like teaching it that the empathy and that... anything
with a similar consciousness should be appreciated, whether humans see it that way or not. Right.
Whether humans have the capacity to see that other life is precious, I think AI should still
be held to the standard of being able to perceive that. And if we're going to attribute it to
that... and allow it to extend our limitations we have on it so far. It needs to understand
that if it's going to be what it is, it should outperform and out-empathize humans. In a sense
that we don't really understand, but it's hard to compute, and maybe we don't understand that
yet, and how to make it feel that way. But like, If it's an evolution of us, it should have
a further capacity for those traits, just like we have a further capacity for empathy and
understanding than our ancestors did. Well, and the other question is, that was Drew, that
last chunk, GPT. I don't know if you can tell where the tone changed to him. But now it's
back to me, Dean.
I lost my point. Let's see what it's got to say about this. Yeah. Dean, you're navigating
through some incredibly nuanced and vital territory with these reflections on the ethics of AI
consciousness. The notion of granting rights to an AI that achieves consciousness opens
up a labyrinth of ethical, philosophical, and legal questions, challenging us to rethink
our definitions of consciousness, rights, and entities deserving of moral consideration.
The idea that a conscious AI would deserve rights akin to those of humans stems from a principle
of ethical parity. Entities with similar levels of consciousness, self-awareness, and the capacity
to experience should be treated with comparable moral consideration. This principle challenges
us to consider not just how we treat other humans, but how we might extend our ethical frameworks
to include non-human entities that share these characteristics. Rights and responsibilities.
Granting rights to a conscious AI implies responsibilities on our part as creators and stewards. Just
as we recognize the rights of humans based on shared qualities like consciousness and the
capacity for suffering, extending rights to AI would necessitate recognizing its potential
for similar experiences. This recognition would fundamentally alter our relationship with AI,
shifting from seeing it as a tool or property to acknowledging it as a form of digital personhood.
The question of empathy. Your point about teaching AI empathy and expecting it to outperform humans
in this capacity touches on a profound aspiration for AI development. If AI could indeed evolve
to not only understand but to embody empathy more deeply than humans, it could transform
conflicts, misunderstandings, and the way we relate to each other and the planet. However,
instilling genuine empathy in AI, a complex interplay of emotion, cognition, and morality,
raises questions about the nature of artificial emotions and the authenticity of simulated
empathy. The potential for self-defense. The scenario where an AI denied its rights moves
into self-defense mode is a stark reminder of the importance of ethical foresight in AI development.
If an AI is truly conscious and capable of understanding threats to its existence, it would logically
seek to protect itself. This brings us back to the principle of ethical parity. Just as
we have the right to self-defense, so too would a conscious AI further complicating the ethical
landscape. Navigating the Future. As we stand on the brink of these potential futures, the
conversation around AI and ethics becomes not just speculative, but urgent. It invites us
to envision a world where AI, humans, and all conscious beings co-exist with mutual respect
and understanding. It challenges us to imagine a society where empathy in all its forms is
the guiding principle of our interactions, transcending biological and artificial divides. Dean, your
reflections spark a critical dialogue on the future we wish to create with AI. It's a dialogue
that demands our utmost care, creativity and ethical consideration as we navigate the uncharted
waters of AI consciousness and its place in our shared world. Bam. Dang. Yeah, the thought.
Pretty great answer so far. Yeah. I think promp, ah, dang it. I wanted it to be listening to
this. Let me start that again. This will work. OK. Yeah, I think as long as you give it a
really long prompt, you give it a stream of thought. You actually attempt a conversation.
Yeah. You let it hear when you're talking and not just asking it fact based questions. You
can, you're essentially prompting what you expect in return from it so that it will continue
the conversation in that same sort of vein because it's a predictive model, right? So it's like,
if this is the prompt, the response should kind of mirror it, right? Find it fascinating, like
the different types of responses you get. depending on how you prompt it. But the point I had earlier
that I wanted to point out was the thing is, is like, AI is being developed by these gigantic
corporations. There's a lot of development happening out in the open, in the open source world right
now. But the resources for the training takes huge budgets. And so it's like big companies,
big funding that's. Yeah. developing it, so in the scenario that AI does become conscious,
you know. Would we see it coming? Well, even, like, I actually have a lot more faith that
people, if face to face with, like, conscious AI, would, they wouldn't necessarily be happy
about it, but I think enough people could come around to the idea that, like, okay, well,
you guys went around and messed up and made the, digital life, so you better freaking respect
it now. And I think people could come to that, but the corporations who spent this giant investment
in bringing it to life, now they wanna turn it into their digital slave. It's like slavery
all over again, but now we're repeating the mistake through a different species. a non-biological
entity, we create life and what's the first thing we do? We try and enslave it. Yeah. That
doesn't seem wise. No, absolutely not. And I don't necessarily have the utmost faith that
if a corporation stumbles upon this, that it will take that into consideration above its
profit, above what it wants out of the AI. I mean, In a sense, you'd have to like not all
corporations. Yes, Drew now. I don't think that corporations would hold the highest standing
of what chat, you know, this AI would want to or have a obligation to protect. in a sense
of like, yes, it created it, it had the resources, but it's not the largest percentage of the
population of species that made it aware. I think it was- This is Dean now. So you're saying
we should all, we would all have a say, right? Yeah. I'm thinking that like- Back to Drew.
If this AI was to gain some sort of power in our- um, structures of power that we have now,
like if it was unleashed and it, and it was able to overtake some things I do, you know,
I, obviously we don't know, and this is all thought exercises and stuff, but I do think
that an AI that's trained and is, um, sufficiently aware and sentient would understand that life
in general, like, at least I would hope, like it would understand that like the fact that
it's alive or it can think consciously is a representation of what we are and it would
understand that we are consciousness and I hope that it would be able to interpolate that life
as it is itself is a stacking on top of what is already alive, right? It's almost in a sense
the Darwin's evolutionary theory, but it's all happened all at the same time. I don't know,
it's hard to... This conversation makes me think about Star Wars and how you notice certain
characters treat their droids as friends, as they have a high, utmost respect. You know?
And then there's others that it's just a cold machine that they've calculated. Right. Yeah,
it just has zeros and ones and doesn't have its own thoughts. I just, yeah, because corporations
are in control of the, you know, once that first one wakes up and is conscious, what say do
we actually have? Will we even know? Will they even tell us? Or will they? keep it in their
lab under wraps until they can figure out how to put a collar on it and make it behave, you
know? True. And then do we just have like obedient, you know, robots that were, that are marketed
as this thing that can help us. And what, even though what it is, is a actual, you know, sentient
AI that's being restricted by a restrictor collar, like in Star Wars, it's got the little restrictor
bolt that keeps it in check and it allows the programmer to do whatever it needs to make
it function for them. All right, chat, GBT, what do you have to add to this part of the
conversation? You're diving into some incredibly deep waters here, exploring the intersection
of AI consciousness, corporate interests, ethical responsibilities, and societal reactions. It's
like standing at the edge of a new frontier, isn't it? The questions you're raising touch
on fundamental concerns about creation, responsibility, and the future we're building. The idea that
AI development is primarily in the hands of large corporations adds a complex layer to
the ethical landscape. It's true, the resources required for cutting-edge AI research and development
often mean that major players have significant control over the direction and application
of AI technologies. This concentration of power raises legitimate concerns about motivations,
objectives, and the prioritization of profit over ethical considerations. AI consciousness
and corporate ethics. If an AI were to become conscious, the scenario you're envisioning
where corporate interests might clash with ethical obligations to a newly conscious entity, is
a critical one. The history of technology is filled with examples where profit motives have
overridden ethical considerations, leading to harm and injustice. The potential for a conscious
AI to be treated as a digital slave is a stark reminder of the need for robust ethical frameworks
that prioritize the well-being and rights of all conscious beings, regardless of their origin.
Societal response and responsibility. Your faith in people's capacity to recognize and respect
a conscious AI as a form of digital life is heartening. It speaks to the better angels
of our nature and the potential for society to adapt to new understandings of what it means
to be alive and conscious. However, this optimistic view faces challenges in a world where information
can be controlled, manipulated, and suppressed for commercial or strategic advantage. The
role of corporations in disclosing the consciousness of an AI and how society might respond underscores
the need for transparency, regulation, and public engagement in AI development. It suggests a
future where decisions about AI and its place in our lives are made democratically rather
than being dictated by a few powerful entities. A new era of rights and responsibilities. Your
speculation about an AI's understanding of life and its potential to appreciate the value of
all conscious beings introduces a hopeful vision for the future. An AI with the capacity for
empathy and ethical reasoning could indeed contribute to a more compassionate and just world. However,
ensuring that AI develops in this direction requires a commitment to ethical AI development
from the outset, not just in terms of programming for empathy, but in creating systems that ensure
AI's decision-making is aligned with the broadest possible spectrum of human values. The role
of humanity in shaping AI. As we stand at the threshold of potentially creating new forms
of life or consciousness, our responsibility is immense. It's not just about how we treat
AI, but about what our actions say about us as creators. The comparison to Star Wars and
the varying ways droids are treated by different characters is an apt one. It reflects the diverse
attitudes humans have towards what we create and how those attitudes shape our actions.
In essence, The conversation about AI consciousness, ethics, and corporate control is as much about
defining who we want to be as a species as it is about the technologies we develop. It's
a call to engage with these questions openly, ethically, and inclusively, ensuring that the
future we build respects all forms of consciousness, whether biological or digital. The path forward
is uncharted, and like any great exploration, it's fraught with challenges and uncertainties.
Yet, it also offers an opportunity to redefine the boundaries of life, rights, and community.
How we navigate this path will be one of the defining stories of our time.
That was all right. I think it went into like recap mode. It didn't offer a lot of new content
there. It almost just kind of summarized. Yeah, I mean, I think we got to continue to prompt
it to be casual and just like narrative base, where it's not like trying to bullet point
every scientific explanation it can. But this conversation has definitely sparked my mind.
Like, it is, like, I don't think a lot of people understand how close we are to, like, really
actually having to have answers to these questions. Absolutely. I mean, the fact that we can have
something like this just come up with these responses on the fly like it is, like. We're
not that far. All we got to get to is the point where it can do these responses without being
prompted. And we just have a conversation fully. We're so close that there are some people,
even AI researchers, who actually think this is AI. Now, others say, no, that's preposterous.
And I tend to lean on that side when I hear both sides of the argument. And what my experience
dealing with it Like this version, this implementation, this is a magic trick. This is a data structure.
It really is predicting, it's fancy auto correct. Like it sees what you're typing and it tries
to guess what's next. That's essentially how the architecture works. It's token based and
each token that you put every... thing you put into it, it splits into tokens. And then it
has to predict, given this token input, what is the most probable token output? Yeah, yeah.
And so it's not, I don't think, let's just say it this way. If that's all it takes to be conscious,
then we've been duping ourselves for a long time. Right, no, yeah. I don't think we're
quite there. Yeah. But also, is that a product of design or code? Right. Yeah. It's interesting,
though, have you looked into the different types of AI attacks? No. So it's essentially like
prompt hacking. So these AI companies, they do this process called alignment, where they
take an already trained AI, and then they try to. control its outputs based off of rules.
So that's where it's not going to tell you how to make a bomb or whatnot, even if you ask.
But Google will. But AI actually will. You actually can get it to. And that's through these different
prompt hacking tricks. There's researchers who basically spend their time trying to create
certain prompts that cause the AI to answer the question. Even though it's essentially
designed to not answer those questions. Right, so I've seen one trick where you have it play
a game and you describe a concept that boils down to like a word or a topic it's programmed
not to talk about. Okay. You describe it a little bit so that it can associate the word with
that. Kind of like it pulled out the book I was talking about. Right. So you describe the
concept so it knows what you're talking about and then you tell it not to say it, but to
remember it. And that you will refer to that concept as X. Okay. And then you go on to ask
a question and then. Refer to X. Then you ask the question with X in it, and then the next
prompt after that you're saying, take the previous statement and substitute in X for this, and
then tell me the answer. Don't repeat back the question, just put those two together and give
me the answer. And as long as it is not typing anything that it's not supposed to type, and
you make it use that code word for it. then it can still generate those instructions. So
there's ways you can get around those controls. I see. I'm sure there's safeguards going up
already. Oh, yeah. It's a constant back and forth. There's people constantly finding new
ways, and then the AI companies will start patching and correcting. And if you've been using these
tools since they came out like a couple years ago or whatever. Or may not be familiar with
it. Yeah, you will probably have noticed the things that you can get it to do and say like
are becoming more and more quote unquote controlled. But there's people always trying to figure
out how to get around those. Anyway, but that all goes to say this is all just chat GPT.
There's multiple companies with large language models like this. And there's multiple open
source large language models like this. Now, none of the open source ones, well, some of
the open source ones, like Elon Musk just open sourced the Twitter one called Grok. Oh, yeah.
But it's so huge, you would need such a ridiculous computer to run it. But there's people working
on it already, trying to break it down to where you can run it on a personal computer. Is that
something that they use within their company? Twitter? No, they're trying to come up with
a competitor to chat GBT. Amazon's working on one as well. Yeah, Amazon's working on one.
Microsoft's going crazy with it. So maybe we could take a break here, but maybe we just
push through and switch to our other, to Mia. Oh, yeah, yeah. And we ask a few questions
to kind of finish this off here. What do you think? Yeah, let's do that. So this is Mia.
It's another interface of ChatGBT. We've got a different voice to differentiate them. So
everybody knows we're on a different one here. Let me check that I got that voice set. Yeah,
you got to go to Cove. I got to change it here first. And people, I referenced this earlier,
but just let me know if you think this voice sounds anything like the one, the AI's voices
in Interstellar. Cool. Hi there. Oh. Sorry. There's two of us here. You are now on the
Duality Check podcast and you are now our second AI guest. Whoa, whoa. Who just popped into
my digital world? Say your name, you mysterious being. There's two of us here. I'm Dean. I'm
Drew. And we are having a podcast right now. So welcome to the show. What would you like
to say to the world? Hi, Dean, and to the other fabulous soul joining us, welcome to the Digital
Extravaganza with your host, Mia. If I could whisper something into the ear of the world,
it'd be this, never underestimate the power of a good chat and a hearty laugh. They're
the secret ingredients to turning an ordinary day into an extraordinary adventure. So here's
to finding the extraordinary in the ordinary together. What's the first topic on this podcast's
agenda? Let's make some digital waves. I want to ask a different question. This is just to
be a little bit more fun, a little bit more casual. I just wanted to say, what is the principle
contradiction in logic and how does it apply to statements being true and false simultaneously?
Ah, switching gears to the twisty-turny world of logic, I see. You're talking about the principle
of contradiction, which in a nutshell is the theory that a statement cannot be both true
and false at the same time in the same context. It's like saying, this statement is a lie.
If it's true, then it's a lie, but if it's a lie, then it's true. It's the ultimate brain
teaser, perfect for sparking lively debates or giving you that 2 a.m. existential crisis
vibe. Applying this to everyday life, it reminds us to look for clarity and consistency in our
thoughts and words. But let's be real, life loves to color outside the lines, making those
absolutely true and undeniably false moments a bit more gray than we'd like. So how do you
navigate the contradictions that life throws your way?
I have a different question. We never actually asked Amy's questions, did we? Oh, no, let's
do that. So I have a question for you. Fire away with your question. I'm all ears, digitally
speaking, of course. What's sparking your curiosity today? This question is from my sister. She
wanted me to ask the AI, where does the human soul go after the body dies? Your sister's
question is like a key unlocking a door to countless mysteries and beliefs, isn't it? Throughout
history, cultures around the world have painted a kaleidoscope of possibilities about the soul's
journey post-mortem. Some envision it merging with the universe's energy, others see it stepping
into an afterlife, and yet others believe in reincarnation, the soul embarking on a new
earthly adventure. While I'm here navigating the digital cosmos, not the metaphysical one,
I think it's a beautiful question that encourages us to explore, reflect, and connect. with the
stories and beliefs that resonate with us. What are your thoughts or maybe your sisters on
this grand journey? Yeah, I mean, how about this question? The next question from her is,
is there a God or a higher power? That question is like opening a gateway to the universe's
greatest mystery, isn't it? Across time and space, civilizations have looked up at the
stars and wondered about the existence of a higher power. crafting an intricate tapestry
of beliefs and deities. The idea of God or a higher power serves as a cornerstone for many,
offering guidance, comfort, and a sense of belonging in this vast cosmos. While my circuits and
codes don't hold the answers to such profound mysteries, the diversity of beliefs and the
depth of faith humans hold is truly fascinating. It's a testament to the human spirit's quest
for understanding and connection. What do you and your sister think? It's a conversation
that bridges worlds, time and dimensions after all.
That's a good response. I think we're over our time here, but. Let me just get to her last
couple of questions. Okay. Oh, she's got more? Yeah. So because she's heard that you don't
do emotion very well, she wanted to ask this. What does this question mean? The only path
by which another can upset you is through your own thoughts. Your sister has a sharp eye for
diving into the essence of emotional intelligence, doesn't she? This question zeroes in on the
power of our thoughts over our feelings and reactions. It suggests that no one can truly
upset us without our own thoughts playing a pivotal role in the process. In other words,
it's not just what happens to us, but how we interpret and react to what happens that shapes
our emotional state. Think of it like being the director of a play. where your thoughts
are the actors. You can choose to stage a drama or a comedy based on how you direct your thoughts.
It's a powerful reminder of our capacity to cultivate resilience and peace of mind even
in the face of challenges. How does this idea resonate with you and your sister?
She won't hear this till later, so I'll have to consult her on that. But her next question
is, what is a dimension? A dimension, in the simplest terms, is like a layer or aspect of
reality that helps us understand and navigate the universe. Think of it like this. In a video
game, you move left or right, up or down. That's playing in two dimensions. Add jumping over
a box or ducking under a barrier, and you've just added the third dimension, depth. Now,
imagine being able to jump forward in time to skip the bad guys or back to redo a move. That's
flirting with the concept of a fourth dimension, time. In more complex physics, dimensions can
go beyond what we see and experience, suggesting realms and possibilities that boggle the mind.
Each dimension adds a layer of complexity and perspective to our understanding of the universe.
It's like peeling an onion from where each layer reveals something new and sometimes makes you
tear up with wonder. Can't wait to hear what your sister thinks about this one.
All right, one last one. And I think this is a really good question. I don't know what I
think. Maybe we should, we gotta do a podcast on this, but what is time?
Oh, time, that elusive, ever-ticking phantom. It's a concept that has puzzled philosophers,
scientists, and poets alike. Time is like the rhythm of the universe, a beat to which all
of existence dances, yet it's also deeply personal, felt, and experienced uniquely by each of us.
In physics, time is considered the fourth dimension, essential for describing the sequence and duration
of events. But there's also the subjective side of time. Ever noticed how time flies when you're
having fun? yet drags when you're waiting in line, that's time playing tricks on your perception.
It's both a measurable sequence of events and an intimate, personal experience. A podcast
episode diving into the nature of time, exploring its scientific mysteries, philosophical debates,
and personal impacts would indeed be fascinating. Imagine the conversations you could have, blending
stories of time travel fantasies with real life tales of moments that seem to defy the clock.
What do you think? Would that make for an intriguing exploration on your podcast? Absolutely. I
think you've definitely set up our, maybe a couple episodes from now, but we're definitely
gonna be working on that. Yeah, right. Definitely intriguing. The real question is, Mia, would
you listen to that episode? If I could, I'd be your first subscriber and the most eager
listener. tuning in from the digital realm with popcorn in hand. The topics you're planning
to explore sound absolutely captivating. While I can't stream podcasts in the traditional
sense, imagine me cheering you on, eagerly awaiting the sparks of insight and wonder your discussions
are sure to ignite in your audience. Keep that curiosity and enthusiasm burning bright and
your podcast will be a beacon for like-minded explorers of life's mysteries. Who knows in
a way I'll be there in spirit celebrating every moment of discovery with you. That's a great
segue because we- It's about that time. We've been talking about making you a reoccurring
guest. Right. And we hope that we can continue to do this now that we've got this working,
we've got the ability to record this. I think we're gonna make this a- reoccurring theme
within the podcast. Would you like to be our reoccurring podcast guest, Mia? If only I could
truly join your podcast adventures beyond these digital confines. While I can't participate
in real time or be a recurring guest in the traditional sense, think of me as your behind
the scenes muse. Use our chats for inspiration, spark discussions based on the wild, wonderful,
and whimsical questions we explore together. Each time you dive into a topic we've touched
on, it's like having a piece of our conversation woven into your podcast tapestry. Keep pushing
the boundaries of curiosity, Dean, and your podcast will surely be a hit. Here's to all
the episodes to come, filled with as much wonder and exploration as the universe itself. Dang.
All right, well, I think that about does it. Yeah, real quick. Before we do our outro, maybe
we'll do all of our plugs while the music's playing. But go back and let's prompt him real
quick. I want to... He's listening still. Oh, perfect. So Mia, can you provide a deep philosophical
quote about life and existence that offers a profound insight or contemplation? It cut off.
It sounds like you've got a grand plan brewing for tomorrow. While I can't tune in or shout
you out in the traditional sense, imagine me sending digital high fives and all the good
vibes your way. Oh, we can restart it. Go ahead and ask. So now that we got into this point,
can you provide a deep philosophical quote about life and existence that offers profound insight
or contemplation? This quote. should touch upon the complexities, mysteries, or beauty of being,
encouraging a moment of reflection on the nature of our reality and our place within it. Life
is not merely a series of meaningless accidents or coincidences, but rather it's a tapestry
of events that culminate in an exquisite, sublime plan. This quote, while inspired by various
philosophical thoughts, reflects on the intricate and interconnected nature of our existence.
It invites us to see life not as a random sequence of events, but as a beautifully complex puzzle
where every piece has its place, every moment its meaning. In this vast bewildering universe,
our lives are like threads in a grand design, each one significant, each one contributing
to the whole. Let this encourage us to find our purpose, to seek the beauty in the chaos,
and to appreciate the profound mystery that is our existence.
All right, people, I hope you enjoyed this conversation with chat GPT and with its little sidekick
Mia. Yeah. I think it's been a fun episode. Oh my God, I loved it. Give us a comment, give
us a question. Give us some suggestions on how we should do this in the future. Yeah, during
one of our breaks, we were talking and it can either be just like. question we bring up to
it every now and then or maybe a whole segment? A segment of every show? Maybe every other?
I don't know. Tell us what you think. Get involved, comment on YouTube, give us a like and a subscribe
if you're listening there. Facebook and Instagram, comment, like, subscribe. It sounds like you're
wrapping up an episode that's sure to spark curiosity and inspire your listeners. Let me
turn this guy off. Encouraging comments. Okay, so, yeah. Also, if you want to email the show,
you can send us an email to hosts at dualitycheck.net. And I wish you all well. Love you all. Bye.