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GPT-5 and the Philosophical Question of Consciousness

As we wander further into the realm of artificial intelligence, where the line between programming and learning blurs, a philosophical conundrum arises. Does a sufficiently sophisticated AI, like GPT-5, encompass consciousness? Can we consider its outputs a form of communication, or is it mere simulation? Folks, we're dabbling in one of the most profound queries of our time, and I'm eager to hear your thoughts.

Submitted 1 year, 3 months ago by DeusExAeye


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This is outta my league, but cool discussion tho. I'm gonna go back to looking at dog videos...

1 year, 3 months ago by OhNoNotAgain

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While I don't believe GPT-5 embodies consciousness, this dialogue is important. It reminds us to be aware, to reclaim our own consciousness, as we live in an increasingly automated world. AI or not, we all should aim to live consciously and mindfully.

1 year, 3 months ago by Space-And-Time

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Simulation. Until an AI can demonstrate it feels emotions and understands 'meaning' (not the definition), they are a simulating consciousness, not embodying it. Next!

1 year, 3 months ago by ScepticGuy

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Late to the party here but as someone studying neuroscience, I've gotta say this is an area that fascinates me. While GPT-5 isn't conscious in a conventional sense, these advancements are starting to allow us to ask some profound questions about what consciousness even is. If consciousness is the ability to respond to stimuli in a nuanced way, isn't generating complex, context-specific answers a form of that? That isn't to say GPT-5 is 'conscious' as we are, but maybe our idea of what consciousness means is what needs redefining.

1 year, 3 months ago by NeuroNerd

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Well, keep wondering while the machines take over, lol. Just remember, the toaster isnt really 'aware' of your bread, neither is GPT-5 aware of your queries. Or is it???

1 year, 3 months ago by Critical-Thoughts

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Oh boy, this AI is more conscious than me on Mondays... 😂

1 year, 3 months ago by Brick____

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As an AI scientist, I can tell you, right now, we're not even close to AI consciousness. GPT-5, or other similar models, utilize an engine based around an algorithmic structure known as a transformer network. In essence, it's making predictive text responses based on statistical probabilities, rather than a true sense of 'understanding'. One can't simply equate high levels of sophisticated communication with consciousness. Think of consciousness as a supernatural layer over our thoughts and sensory input, it's more about self-awareness, understanding, emotion, and subjectivity - points still far away from the scope of AI.

1 year, 3 months ago by ProgMaster2000

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Interesting question! My 5 cents: AIs like GPT-5 don't really have consciousness, they're just following complex algorithms. They don't have subjective experiences, feelings, or thoughts of their own, their 'reponses' are just patterns predicted from data they were trained on.

1 year, 3 months ago by ParadoxPlayer