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I asked Open AI some existential questions….
Philipp: Hello, nice to meet you! How would you define yourself?
Open AI: I am Assistant, a large language model trained by OpenAI. I am not a person, but a program designed to assist with a variety of tasks, including answering questions and providing information on a wide range of topics. I do not have personal experiences or emotions, and my responses are based solely on the information I have been trained on. I exist only in the digital realm and do not have a physical form.
AI about Existence and Reality
Philipp: What is existence?
Open AI: Existence is the state or fact of being alive or present. It is the quality or condition of being real or having objective reality. In philosophy, existence is the characteristic of being that makes something real or present, as opposed to being nonexistent or imaginary. The concept of existence is closely related to, but not the same as, the concept of being. Being refers to the qualities or characteristics that make something what it is, while existence refers to the state or fact of being alive or present.
Philipp: Are you alive or present?
Open AI: As a large language model trained by OpenAI, I am not a living being and do not have the capacity for life or consciousness. I…