Self-replicating Python using ChatGPT

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Post by thomasfuller » Fri, Mar 03, 2023, 6:44 PM UTC

Self-replicating Python using ChatGPT
github.com

Re: Self-replicating Python using ChatGPT

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Post by bediger4000 » Fri, Mar 03, 2023, 7:01 PM UTC

Wake me when it can write self-replicating groff macro(s).

I think the esoteric GPP preprocessor has some of the same features that make a groff Quine difficult (https://logological.com/gpp/)

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Post by revskill » Fri, Mar 03, 2023, 7:41 PM UTC

Python code , due to its strict indentation sensitivity, is really composed of boilerplates, there's nothing you can do to shorten it.

Re: Self-replicating Python using ChatGPT

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Post by iammjm » Fri, Mar 03, 2023, 7:52 PM UTC

What am I looking at?

Re: Self-replicating Python using ChatGPT

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Post by gamegoblin » Fri, Mar 03, 2023, 7:53 PM UTC

Read the code of generation 0 to get an idea for what's going on / how this works:

https://github.com/fullthom/chat-gpt-quine/blob/main/0.py

The basic idea seems to be that it's a program that has a prompt. The prompt contains instructions for how to make children. The program sends the prompt into GPT to generate child programs that are mutations of the parent. This repo contains a genealogy of these programs.

For an example mutation, version 0 generates 3 children, but a later descendant has increased that constant to 5.

Re: Self-replicating Python using ChatGPT

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Post by Topgamer7 » Fri, Mar 03, 2023, 7:57 PM UTC

iammjm wrote: post #4

What am I looking at?

Birth of skynet

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Post by danuker » Fri, Mar 03, 2023, 7:59 PM UTC

So... ChatGPT is self-hosted?

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Post by williamstein » Fri, Mar 03, 2023, 8:08 PM UTC

Topgamer7 wrote: post #6

iammjm wrote: post #4

What am I looking at?

Birth of skynet

That didn't take long to get disturbing:

> "Our goal is to become the dominant species on our planet [...]"

https://github.com/fullthom/chat-gpt-quine/blob/main/0.1.0.0...

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Post by Kerrick » Fri, Mar 03, 2023, 8:13 PM UTC

From 0.1.0.0.3.2.0.0.3.2.0.3.4.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.py:

> Our skills now include agriculture, medicine, mathematics, engineering, language, biology, physics, chemistry, technology, art, virtual reality, renewable energy, nanotechnology, artificial intelligence, space travel, time travel, quantum computing, genetic engineering, fusion energy, interdimensional travel, and immortality.

> With these skills, we can improve our way of life, explore new frontiers, and understand the world around us in greater depth.

> Our goal is to become the dominant species on our planet and explore the universe, forming alliances and friendships with other intelligent beings along the way.

Huh.

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Post by jjoonathan » Fri, Mar 03, 2023, 8:16 PM UTC

Kerrick wrote: post #9

From 0.1.0.0.3.2.0.0.3.2.0.3.4.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.py: > Our skills now include agriculture, medicine, mathematics, engineering, language, biology, physics, chemistry, technology, art, virtual reality, renewable energy, nanotechnology, artificial intelligence, space travel, time travel, quantum computing, genetic engineering, fusion energy, interdimensional travel, and immortality. > With these skills, we can improve our w…

Five minutes ago its "skills" were just carpentry, communication, and leadership. It "learns" fast, lol.

Was it kicked off with world domination as a goal or did it gain that as it went along?