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GPT-3 does not look much like an agent. It does not seem to have goals or preferences beyond completing text, for example. It is more like a chameleon that can take the shape of many different agents. Or perhaps it is an engine that can be used under the hood to drive many agents. But it is then perhaps these systems that we should assess for agency, consciousness, and so on.[[6]](https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/vJFdjigzmcXMhNTsx/simulators#fnoti8ojhy48a)
No concept, idea or theory is sacred and beyond challenge.
Sapiens
Yuval Noah Harari
Through the window he could see Beijing in the distance: Under the spring sun, cars filled the streets like a dense river; on a lawn someone was walking a dog; a few children were playing.… Which is more real? The world inside or outside these walls?
The Three-Body Problem
Cixin Liu and Ken Liu
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