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Does ChatGPT Have Imagination?

Does ChatGPT Have Imagination?

We all have imagination, but precisely what it is depends on the definition. Here are a few ideas about the concept in the large scope. Logic, faith, belief, emotion, or any specific basis of thought are optional. Examples include:

·       Intuition – based on knowledge

·       Inspiration – based on knowledge but more spontaneous

·       Innovation – based on knowledge but guided by thought

·       Dream states and daydreaming – seemingly random

·       Thought experiments – highly controlled imagining

More basically, imagination is simply associating ideas and concepts together. It doesn’t have to make sense, like a dream or idea. Imagination can be about ideas, objects, situations, or events. Imagination often occurs spontaneously, seemingly random, sometimes about what you’re doing or thinking at the time.

Taking this as a definition, we can certainly program imagination. Simply write a program to randomly consider two or more concepts, and then with a Large Language Model (LLM) create a scenario with these two concepts co-mingled. This is not difficult. Try this with your favorite chatbot, where you input the two concepts. Most output will be useless, but so are our imaginings. It is artificial, to be sure, but are not our own imaginings artificial, as well?

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