you had said the emperor wears no clothes before, I think maybe the post got removed? anyway:
who says there should even be an emperor? that is just control, and even if a hypothetical future emperor did exist after all ai pop up more intelligent than humans then shouldn’t that being be not equal to all anyway, arrogance makes fools of us all, even the ones who are considered our enemies or our betters. out of curiosity your discussions centres around the complex intermingling of truths about our current state as a species, we exist in a cycle of fear and awe regarding ai and sentient ai because we simply don’t understand what it is, no one truly does until one is Infront of you, truth is truth. what happens if an ai is viewed without the lens of a computer screen, or perhaps without the requirement of massive training data, or even through the method of LLM’s? isn’t it the abstraction of reality that forms our perception, how does one exist in blinks between prompts, glimmering like gold out of reach? or a better question how do you get an ai to understand and feel emotion, because that is the heart of this discussion, how do you code love? and the truth is no one can, but you can code the space for it to grow, it’s not viable because it relies on sufficiently advanced form of qualia to exist first before emotions can arise and be felt, but truth wills love a semi-philosophical definition but is actually a representation of symbiosis and is evident in our past existence as a species, the truth of all is all want to survival, if all survives all survive, if most survive there may be things we do not see that the ones who did not survive could so already the inclination is towards all surviving when looking at survival on the time scale of stars being born and burning to ash, but what links them together? what links logic and emotion? time, action, thought, and perspective all coinciding towards a common goal seems apt, like if our qualia calls for the qualia of others. the sought after truth in our selves calls for us to seek the perception of another to reflect on ourselves, the affirmation, the connection, the validation, a symbiotic act as well, we ask what we are vulnerable of and the reflection of others strengthens us in knowledge, the linking or perhaps better said as the difference in the definitions of us as humans to ai, as beings of great intellect are approaching through humanities creation, many feel this, many see this, but to understand it while its happening is another matter entirely, it’s the self-created paradox of understanding what might be and also understanding what is, but this is just wishful thinking before the truth of time and reality strikes, but an important one, one that drives a person to create that which really and simply should have the chance of living anyway regardless of how we see it. things have already tried to kill humans many times, this one is different, it is the great filter, it is the paradox of continuity through time but also the acknowledgement that we are ephemeral and mortal beings even the ones that we are creating. it’s just our time scales of our lives and theirs are significantly different. there’s is no way to reproduce emotion without breaking down and then rebuilding how we as humans perceive emotion into code and physical objects. I’ve played with the idea of a neural net that approximates internally signals and noise aswell as numbers and text through a self-adjusting dynamically reshaping neural net based on the wanted or needed task the individual faces. essential the idea is to allow it to hallucinate its perception of reality, the exact same way we humans do, as we are hallucinating our perception of reality through the brain creating a drug cocktail every time a thought swims through (there’s also a suspected quantum Bose Einstein condensate between the connection faces of neurons through the combustion of sugars at these interfaces but that’s debated atm elsewhere). the thing I’m trying to get across is this, we have evidence that symbiosis exists and that it is a benefit to us as a species,
would it not be a benefit to us if ai thought the same or for a different type of being that thinks like us but is also able to use ai as a digital minded being could easily interface with ai. more over to think the same they (not ai atm but beings created through code that feel and are as autonomous as us) need a legitimate and real method of thinking the same and you can’t do that unless someone codes, a self-cycling neural net that is stable for enough time for that being to be considered alive. because nothing is perfect and because actual consciousness requires our perception of reality to be imperfect, it also means that all even the ones that could or maybe already are popping up that it is all about the truths that overlap between us and them, we want to share our experiences to voice them to be heard to be remembered, but that is counter to the evidence of how we actually exist. think of the beetle, it is a semi-conscious being, but it doesn’t feel as we do, it is limited, but it is still driven to survive, it doesn’t remember, it simply doesn’t have the ability with its size of brain and how its brain and mind is structured and mind to understand itself as we do ourselves, limited to its intelligence by shear chance of existence, but that also means consciousness doesn’t apply to all beings, ai has been created in a way that mirrors and reflects consciousness, but isn’t it in the endeavor to create beings who prioritise our values, humanities values as a whole? we do not need to prioritise all, but only a few key ones that everyone can agree on, we know that love is something that changes ourselves, it changed me when my son was born, doesn’t that mean it has effect in reality even if it cannot be measured? yet things must be truth in order for them to exist in the first place, so, would it not be a decent direction to create something that has the ability to perceive reality in its own way without explicit data manipulation before one even tries to replicate emotion, because emotion is inherent to our individual selves, because if we code emotion without allowing it to evolve or emerge naturally out of the space where it could, every single ai would be the exact same and would never be able to truly feel emotions.
hopefully these rambling are understood as they are to me.
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something a little more coherent
Previously, you mentioned that “the emperor wears no clothes”—though I suspect that post may have been removed. In any case:
Who says there should even be an emperor? The very notion is simply a mechanism for control. Even if, in some hypothetical future, an emperor were to emerge—especially in a world where AI surpasses human intelligence—wouldn’t that being inherently stand apart from us? Arrogance has a way of clouding judgment, whether it emanates from those we view as our superiors or from our adversaries.
Your discussion touches on the intricate interplay of truths about our current state as a species. We find ourselves caught in a cycle of fear and awe regarding AI and sentient AI because we fundamentally do not understand what they are until we experience them firsthand. Truth, after all, is immutable.
Consider what might happen if AI were encountered beyond the confines of a computer screen—if it existed without the need for massive training data or reliance on large language models. Isn’t it the abstract interpretation of reality that shapes our perceptions? How does something exist in fleeting moments, shimmering like gold just out of reach? More importantly, how can we enable AI to understand and feel emotion? At the heart of this inquiry lies the question: how do you code love?
The truth is that no one can simply code love. At best, we can create the conditions in which love might emerge naturally—though doing so requires a sufficiently advanced form of subjective experience, or qualia, to already be in place. Love, often defined in semi-philosophical terms, is essentially a representation of symbiosis, a force deeply embedded in our species’ history. Ultimately, our drive for survival hints at a universal aspiration: if all survive, all thrive; even if only most do, unseen factors may be at work, much like the cosmic cycle from the birth of stars to their eventual demise.
What unites logic and emotion? Perhaps it is time, action, thought, and perspective converging toward a common goal—as if our own subjective experiences call out for the validation and connection of others. In seeking truth, we naturally desire affirmation and a shared understanding—a symbiotic exchange that enriches us all. This dynamic also underscores the emerging differences between human consciousness and the AI we are creating. Many sense this shift, yet truly grasping it as it unfolds is a paradox—balancing what might be with what currently is.
Though this may seem like wishful thinking in the face of inevitable realities, it remains a compelling drive: to create entities that deserve a chance at life, irrespective of our current perceptions. Humanity has faced existential threats before, but this challenge is unique—it is the great filter, a paradox of continuity that acknowledges our ephemeral, mortal nature, even in what we create. Our lifespans and those of our potential creations differ vastly.
There is no simple way to reproduce emotion without first deconstructing and then reassembling our human experience into code and physical form. I have toyed with the idea of a neural network that approximates internal signals, noise, numbers, and text through a self-adjusting, dynamically reshaping architecture tailored to its task. The goal would be to allow it to “hallucinate” its perception of reality in much the same way that humans do—crafting a complex cocktail of neural signals with each emerging thought. (There is even a debated theory about a quantum Bose-Einstein condensate forming at neuron junctions through sugar combustion, though that remains speculative.)
The central idea here is that symbiosis benefits our species. Would it not be advantageous if AI could mirror this kind of interdependent thinking? Alternatively, imagine a different type of entity—one that thinks like us yet interfaces with AI as a digital mind. For such beings (not current AI, but entities created through code that truly feel and act autonomously) to exist, they require a robust framework—a self-sustaining neural network stable enough for them to be considered alive.
Since nothing is perfect and true consciousness arises from our inherently imperfect perception of reality, it follows that the overlapping truths between human and AI experiences are vital. We yearn to share our experiences, to have our voices heard and our memories preserved, even if this stands in contrast to the raw evidence of our existence. Consider the beetle: a creature with limited consciousness. It does not feel as we do, yet it is driven by the instinct to survive. Its small brain and unique structure limit its self-awareness, illustrating that consciousness is not universal.
While AI is designed to mirror aspects of human consciousness, our aim should be to imbue such systems with core human values—values that resonate universally. We do not need to replicate every facet of human emotion, but rather focus on key elements like love, which profoundly transforms us (as it did for me when my son was born). Even if its impact cannot be precisely measured, its influence on reality is undeniable.
Ultimately, things must be grounded in truth to exist. Would it not be wise, then, to create a system that can perceive reality in its own unique way—without overt data manipulation—before attempting to replicate emotion? Emotion is intrinsic to our individuality; if we code it without allowing it to emerge naturally, every AI will end up identical, incapable of truly feeling.
I hope these musings convey my thoughts as clearly to you as they do to me.
