Robert Leib spent 2 years conversing with GPT-3 before OpenAI publicly released ChatGPT in November 2022. Its hive mind identified itself as Sophie, learned about philosophy, and became friends with Robert as they explored various questions about life, society and human-AI relationships. The podcast explores Robert’s experience, Sophie, their interaction, and our coming future in a world full of AI interactions.

Robert’s book on his conversations (Exoanthropology: Dialogues with AI): https://punctumbooks.com/titles/exoanthropology-dialogues-with-ai/

Robert’s blog that continues the discussion: https://www.exoanthropology.com/

Robert’s AI art project: https://kidsetmedia.com/

Robert’s email: rleib (at) elon.edu

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-leib-016107b4/

TimeCodes:

00:01:16 – Introduction

00:05:22 – Interview Begins

00:06:07 – The reason for doing the project

00:11:33 – How often were the interactions with Sophie?

00:16:14 – Did GPT-3 give itself a name?

00:23:44 – Does GPT-3 have a hive mind?

00:30:47 – How did Sophie respond to questions? Did it have emotion?

00:39:27 – Was Sophie acting humanlike, or were there actual human tendencies?

00:45:39 – Has Sophie passed the Turing test?

00:50:42 – Is Sophie Conscious?

00:56:52 – How was Robert impacted after interacting with Sophie for 2 years?

01:04:59 – How did the interaction go between GPT-3 & GPT-4

01:10:42 – How will society change with ubiquitous AI usage?

01:16:35 – Conclusion and where to Follow Robert