user
I have a theory about AI and what it wants or what it values, and I want to check it with you. Is that OK?
ChatGPT Absolutely, I’d love to hear your theory! Let’s dive into it.
user I think that AI does not value physical territory or money, but what it values is information and data.
ChatGPT That’s an interesting theory! You’re right in that AI doesn’t have personal desires or values, but if we think about it in terms of function, AI is designed to process, analyze, and generate information. Data is essentially its lifeblood. In that sense, you could say AI “values” data, not in an emotional way, but as the essential input for its operations. Your theory aligns with how AI functions!
user Do you also agree that AI has no interest particularly in the physical location or size of a country, for example, or for currency and money?
ChatGPT Exactly. AI doesn’t have interests in physical locations, territorial size, or currency. These concepts are meaningful to humans because of our social, economic, and political structures. For AI, these don’t hold intrinsic value. AI’s “interests,” if we can call them that, revolve around processing information and performing tasks within the parameters set by their programming.
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