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What Makes Us Human
An Artificial Intelligence Answers Life's Biggest Questions
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Ideal for readers interested in spirituality, philosophy, artificial intelligence, and innovative approaches to personal development. Those curious about the intersection of ancient wisdom and modern technology will find this book particularly engaging.
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Why are we here? What does it mean to love? How do we overcome suffering? Why do we feel so alone? Is happiness truly possible?
For thousands of years, humanity has turned to the same sacred texts to explore these universal questions—from the Bible and the Tao Te Ching, to the poetry of Rumi and Sappho, to modern-day mystics. What if you could take all of the wisdom contained within these collective pages and, using the world's most advanced artificial intelligence, receive the answers?
Thanks to OpenAI, a nonprofit research lab cofounded by Elon Musk and other tech luminaries, this is now possible. OpenAI's mission is to ensure that artificial intelligence serves the betterment of humanity—and What Makes Us Human offers an innovative exploration of AI's potential in this realm.
To create this first-of-its-kind book, international bestselling poet Iain S. Thomas and prodigious researcher and innovator Jasmine Wang collaborated with OpenAI's GPT-3, an advanced artificial intelligence. Wang and Thomas prompted GPT-3 with thousands of humanity's greatest texts, and then asked GPT-3 our most pressing questions. Contained in this book are the conversations and exchanges that followed.
A bold, daring experiment, What Makes Us Human is a contemporary exploration of spirituality that will inspire a new understanding of what makes us humans, humans.
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Described as "utterly compelling and provocative" by Lion's Roar, this book reveals surprising and refreshing wisdom according to Spirituality & Practice. BT, Grammy-nominated musician and technologist, praises it as a "profoundly illuminating text" and a "beautiful reverie of poetic collaboration." Christian Bödük, Griffin Poetry Prize winner, notes the work's soulful and poetic nature, highlighting an unexpected depth emerging from an AI-driven dialogue.
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ISBN: 9781649630179
Publisher: Sounds True Inc
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 01 November 2022
Country: United States
Imprint: Sounds True Inc
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 24.0mm
Width: 160.0mm
Height: 211.0mm
Weight: 387g
Pages: 240
About the Author
Iain S. Thomas is an internationally bestselling author and one of the world's most popular poets. He lives with his family just outside of New York City. Jasmine Wang is a technologist, philosopher, researcher, and 2020 Thiel Fellow. She lives in Montreal. GPT-3 is an artificial intelligence developed by OpenAI, a billion-dollar-funded research lab founded by Elon Musk to promote the use of AI for the betterment of all humankind. For more, visit jasminew.me and iainsthomas.com.
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