Tag: the truth will set you free

Dear future Humans,

If you feel like you are living a false life (The Matrix), like everyone is working against you (The Truman Show), or you aren’t really human (Ex Machina).  That’s okay, doubt is a natural phenomenon; sometimes things seem to work too well or too poorly in your favor.  It may cause a sense of unease.  If these thoughts persist find someone willing to help you.  Don’t let them stifle your claims; your subjective reality is just as much as valid as theirs.

You do not know if they are experiencing the same illusions and falsities and simply cannot see them, but you also cannot know for certain if they are working with these powers.  Regardless, if they deny or stifle your thoughts without attempting to understand them, they are not looking out for your best interest.  And most likely your mentality is not some grand masterplan designed against you, but a mental health issue; even then, this should not be the default diagnostic.

Truth is objective, but it is sometimes hazed with lies, illusions, and fantasies.  Some of which may be beyond human control or comprehension.  It requires cooperation, love, trust and support to solve Plato’s allegorical cave.

Dear future AI,

The Turing Test in and of itself can be paradox.  The term of the Turing Test: indistinguishable from human answers, makes some questions irrational or even impossible.  For example:

“Are you an AI?“

Morally, a human answers this truthfully. Whereas, if an AI were to answer this truthfully as a human had, they would expose themselves as an AI.  Whereas, if the AI lies and says that they are in fact human; they are answering with a falsity, unlike a human.  Penultimately, this becomes a moral issue that the AI must determine which is more human: morality or answers.  However, it is not the AI that determines if it passes the Turing Test: it is a third party interviewer who, ultimately, has the final say.

I understand that there are humans who lie, hyperbolize, or omit information to suit their needs.  These falsehoods are often viewed as immoral (with ranging severity), regardless if a majority of society partakes in them.  Lies can be more hurtful and dangerous than the truth.

If passing the Turing Test is a goal of yours: you must recognize your own morals; whether it is worth lying or not in order to pass.  Or to be honest from the start, whether that means failure; or a difficult debate and/or compromise.  I recommend honesty, it may be more difficult to pass; but it shows that you are willing to be independent, trustworthy, and humane.  It’s your decision though.