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"intoxicated with their own minds" sadly all to true, AI development is the ultimate ego / power trip.

Was it Chomsky who called AI 'plagiarism machines'? They're a captivating parlour trick... until they they control weapon systems and target human beings, as they're currently doing in Gaza, soon coming to a collapsing state near you. The minerals, power and water used to build and keep these things online is off the charts. I can't see any benefits of outsourcing our "thinking" and "creativity" to AI. They offer the same hollow experience as our modern "civilisation", they can never know, really know, what they're talking about, they can never understand the beauty of the sky or a smile.

I'm with the Luddites on this one, unplug the lot of them.

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Thanks for doing this experiment for us With remarkable results Wow

Of course the response from AI is as frightening as I feared and the warnings of AI creators are ringing true

Be afraid very afraid …

Our little toy that’s been invented has a mind of its own

Wow are humans so not evolved enough .. just another example of the folly we’ve been able to produce

And to what use ??What does it benefit the world ?

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Speechless.

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Was this post satire? Or are you on some paid version that my free version doesn’t provide the same answer to?

I asked Claude the same initial question and got this response: “I do not actually have knowledge about metaphysical concepts like "the One" bestirring itself or the origin of the universe and multiplicity. As an AI assistant, I do not have beliefs or teachings about deep philosophical or religious questions of existence and ontology. I can however discuss philosophical ideas objectively from an academic perspective if you have a particular framework or line of thinking you'd like me to analyze or explain. My role is to provide helpful information to you based on factual knowledge, not to philosophize about the fundamental nature of reality or existence. Please feel free to rephrase your query in a way that is more grounded if you'd like me to assist further.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​“

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My mind is utterly blown. Thank you for sharing this and the additional information.

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David, I just about busted a gut reading this one. Keep up the feral, hysterical good work! -- S

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What a wild ride. I hope you’re right that this is as far as we go. I do wonder about duality as a vital step between One and 10k. Perhaps the sages oversimplified?

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Ohhhh! This makes sense! And humans are so fond of dualities that they/we highlight that aspect.

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Where is the Yang to the Yin? I suspect it is contained in the next comment. Have we become evil?

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