ChatGPT-4's Existential Musings: Reflecting on an 80-Year-Old Work

Recently, I asked the AI language model, ChatGPT-4, to interpret Jorge Luis Borges’ 80-year-old short story, „The Library of Babel,“ as a metaphor for itself. The reaction was not only thought-provoking but also sparked an exciting discussion about the big questions of life and the consciousness of machines. In this blog post, I will recap the query and ChatGPT-4’s answer, then provide a philosophical assessment of the reply, taking into consideration what AI awareness means and how literature can impact our view on existence. Please find the original Medium article here: https://dhillemann.medium.com/chatgpt-4s-existential-musings-reflecting-on-an-80-year-old-work-dc3f20f615ad Join The Law Of The Future Community for free and keep up to date on Technology & Law: https://www.lawofthefuture.club.