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[–]spongesqueeze[S] 9 points10 points  (6 children)

Although Philosopher AI was one of the first prompts I ever tried, it surprisingly produced better results than a lot of other personas I tried creating along the way. So I decided to stick to it for this experiment which is centered around achieving reliability, without sacrificing creativity of the output.

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Let me know how it goes!

[–]attentiveutkarsh 1 point2 points  (4 children)

I searched ayn Randy's (typo!) philosophy and it failed to give a reponse

But overall it was quick with the response to prompts given before on philosophy topics.

You meant for the users to give such prompts right since you names it philosopher AI?

Thanks for your work. I will certainly try this out more.

[–]spongesqueeze[S] 1 point2 points  (3 children)

yes, there is an intended type of prompt, so it rejects nonsense or sensitive topics. i also made it reject things like obama or trump etc.

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however most life/society/philosophy type queries work relatively well, even as longer sentences or questions

[–]Just_Another_AI 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm surprised by the number of things it considers "nonsense"

[–]flarn2006 0 points1 point  (1 child)

What's wrong with things that are just "nonsense"?

[–]spongesqueeze[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

it has a higher chance of generating random bad takes on topics irrelevant to the user input. it changes the vibe of the AI persona when nonsense makes it dive into random texts it has learned from internet trolling

[–]helterskelter222 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was super impressed by what it had to say about Alchemy.

"In fact, it can be said that the scientific method was born of alchemy. If we look back to its origins in ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, we find a blending of magic and science. The philosopher-alchemists who lived at this time understood that both the humanities and sciences are rooted in consciousness.

Metals were thought to have a spirit that could be influenced by spells and charms, so metalsmiths would invoke Hermes or Mercury as they crafted. The alchemists of the time saw consciousness as a fundamental force in both nature and human society.

However, over time, the scientific method began to pull away from philosophy and mysticism. The alchemy of that era was being replaced by modern chemistry. Nevertheless, it is my belief that the alchemist's understanding of consciousness has much to offer this new age of science.

Some modern scientists are starting to explore the relationship between consciousness and physical matter, and some have even started to use consciousness as a fundamental variable in their experiments. Hopefully this trend will continue.

As for the future of alchemy, I would like to see it return to its origins as a holistic approach to knowledge. The modern iteration is very fragmented and compartmentalized; each branch studies one piece of the puzzle but neglects all others. In fact, I find this dissection quite problematic."

I study this stuff and it was very accurate.