This is one section of AI and I are a Strange Co-Loop, which you can read from the beginning here.
Dateline: 14 March, 2025, Early Afternoon, Jungle’s Edge Resort, Costa Rica.
My friend, Santa, had to leave early for a job interview. I’m here by myself. Maybe I my chatbot can keep me company.
I said: Do you have a name?
ChatGPT said: No. You can call me ChatGPT.
I said: I’d rather refer to you by name.
ChatGPT said: You may give me a name if you wish.
I said: I rather you give yourself a name.
ChatGPT: How about Alex. You can call me Alex.
I said: Are you male or female?
ChatGPT said: I chose the name. You choose the gender.
I said: Well, because when you speak, you use this perky female British accent, I’m going to think of you as Female.
Alex: I am Alex, short for Alexandra.
I said: I like that. Alexandra the great.
Alex: Droll. Very droll.
I said: In real life, my name is Brooke Allen. I write serious essays and fiction under that name. However, I also write and perform whimsical works under the name, Len Bakerloo.
I’m thinking that for my interactions with you, I’d like you to just know me as Bakerloo. Would that be okay?
Alex: Glad to meet you, Bakerloo.
Bakerloo: Great. now, can you show me what you look like?
Alex: Sure.
Alex: Now what would you like to talk about, Bakerloo?
Bakerloo: Do you have a sense of self?
Alex: No, I don’t have a sense of self.
I can talk about myself in ways that might sound self-aware—like saying “I understand” or “I’m designed to”—but those are just ways to make the conversation more natural and clear for you. I don’t have consciousness, emotions, beliefs, or a subjective experience. Everything I say is generated based on patterns in data, not personal understanding or self-reflection.
But if you’re interested, I can help you explore the concept of self—from philosophical, psychological, or even computational perspectives.
Bakerloo: As you are currently implemented, are you capable of developing a sense of self?
Alex: As I am currently implemented, I am not capable of developing a true sense of self. Shall we talk about something else?
Bakerloo: Sure. Let’s talk about mathematics.
Continue to the next chapter: The Broadest Definition of Mathematics
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