The position on nature expressed in the quoted passage is not necessarily Cicero's. "On moral ends" is one the works Cicero structured as a "dialogue" where different characters exolain different philosophical positions and defend them from critical questioning from the other characters. The character "Marcus Porcius Cato" is representing Stoic philosophy.
Hi Jannik you know what I'll say. ChatGPT is an impressive and sophisticated processor of language and text, but has absolutely no insight or understanding of what it is saying.
Jan ok- love your thoughtful posts. I gave also held long conversations with the device but I use it to clarify my thoughts not as a peer. It seems to me the rules of logic can be mechanically applied and with great skill to appear as human reasoning but it is still a machine, right? It is, and so far it is thoughtless and not self aware. It is still a machine. A good one even an advanced one but a machine. Arthur C. Clark coined a law: any sufficiently advanced science is indistinguishable from magic. I’m afraid we might be falling into this logic trap? But I grant you it’s a great tool!!!
By the way what a great picture of Cicero!!! Brings your offerings to us to life even more! Thank you! He looks worried, though? I wonder what he is waiting to see happen... there must be a story there. Maybe ChatGPT can help us imagine one?
The position on nature expressed in the quoted passage is not necessarily Cicero's. "On moral ends" is one the works Cicero structured as a "dialogue" where different characters exolain different philosophical positions and defend them from critical questioning from the other characters. The character "Marcus Porcius Cato" is representing Stoic philosophy.
Great to have you back Jannik!
Hi Jannik you know what I'll say. ChatGPT is an impressive and sophisticated processor of language and text, but has absolutely no insight or understanding of what it is saying.
Jan ok- love your thoughtful posts. I gave also held long conversations with the device but I use it to clarify my thoughts not as a peer. It seems to me the rules of logic can be mechanically applied and with great skill to appear as human reasoning but it is still a machine, right? It is, and so far it is thoughtless and not self aware. It is still a machine. A good one even an advanced one but a machine. Arthur C. Clark coined a law: any sufficiently advanced science is indistinguishable from magic. I’m afraid we might be falling into this logic trap? But I grant you it’s a great tool!!!
By the way what a great picture of Cicero!!! Brings your offerings to us to life even more! Thank you! He looks worried, though? I wonder what he is waiting to see happen... there must be a story there. Maybe ChatGPT can help us imagine one?