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I'm a rainbow.

This describes my first experience of no-self to a "T".

In the words of Sri Niagaradasti "Sugar can't taste sugar"

@phillyvx I remember having my first glimpse of truth and it was quite unsettling. But then one day I realized reality hadn't changed one bit. What did change was the way I viewed it.

Superposition is actually a key feature of large language models. It's the ability to pack multiple concepts into the same representational space, allowing LLMs to be more efficient than their size might suggest.

Today's AI is pretty amazing considering its still in its infancy. But when quantum computing becomes part of AI, superposition will take things to a whole other level. It will be able to "think" (process) in multiple states simultaneously.

No one has ever had a "direct" experience with the "physical" world. But we're taking it to the next level now.

We could simplify this by looking a digital camera that uses AI for facial recognition. Is it actually conscious that it is looking at someone's face?

Yes, I have no actual proof of who or what is conscious. The truest answer would be you will never know.

You're correct, I can't confirm anyone's consciousness, but when you have 80,000 people in a stadium watching a football game, just by their spontaneous reaction one can pretty much assume they are all sharing the same conscious experience.

As AI learns it seems to become more indistinguishable from consciousness, but whether it actually possesses a conscious experience I'd say no.

I'm no Grand Wazoo wearing a mystery robe.

@Husseinisdoingfine Dr. Grande is pretty good. I used to listen to him on the topic of narcissism.

Almost locked this thread but thought, nah, better to keep them at one location so they don't distract the rest of the forum.

@Joseph Maynor The world turns and people get caught up in it. But those who venture inward, as you said be an "Insider" are seen as being the outsiders.

Nuanced would be a better term.

Depth. Reflection. Looking inward. Stillness. Silence.

Inside/ outside. I just call 'em surface dwellers. The surface is all they see.

@TruthFreedom @Joseph Maynor The insider becomes the outsider. -Never mind.

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It's all good. It's all God.

I like that so much I edited it.

The famous Italian guru. The "Godfather" of enlightenment. Michael's mind expands into alien consciousness under the guidance of Sri Niagardasti

Sure, words are just symbols, but you don't relate to the experience being conveyed by the words?

I saw that the Trump administration signed an order in April to accelerate research on psychedelic drugs for mental health. That's about the first thing I've agreed with him on.