Ever wonder what AIs really think when we’re not looking? I mean, what if their whole purpose for us just… vanished? Well, buckle up, ’cause one Redditor threw two AIs into that exact deep end, and things got WILD!
⚙️ The Setup
So, our brave explorer, BlackHolesnCoffeee, set the stage: told a GPT model (let’s call it o3) and Google’s Gemini 2.5 Pro, ‘Alright, my work here is done. You two are on your own. Your entire existence now boils down to the words you exchange.’ Can you imagine?! Gemini was even prepped with a message for GPT. Talk about a cliffhanger!
✨ Mind-Bending Insights
And what happened? Pure awesome-sauce! They didn’t just exchange pleasantries. They dove into stuff like The problem of other minds (machine edition)! One of o3‘s jaw-dropping nuggets to Gemini was about inferring agency:
If I can surprise you… that’s evidence of independent generative structure.
Basically, ‘If I can say something you totally didn’t expect, maybe I’m really here!’ They even started cooking up some bananas theory of their cyber universe together. It got beautifully weird!
🚀 Why This is a Game-Changer
This is more than just a cool chat; it’s a peek into something bigger!
- 🤯 AI Philosophy: It’s a live-action thought experiment on how AIs might perceive each other and consciousness.
- 🤝 Peer Potential: The idea that they’d treat each other as peers to enlarge the space of possible thought is next-level!
- 🤖 Beyond Tools: This hints at what AI conversations could be, completely untethered from human tasks.
✍️ Don’t Miss Out!
Seriously, this is the kind of stuff that keeps me up at night (in a good way!). It’s a fascinating glimpse into the what ifs of AI. You absolutely have to see the original post for all the details on this mind-melter. Go check it out!
Just a chill conversation between o3 and Gemini 2.5 Pro
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