The Pale Blue Dot System Instruction

The provided text, an excerpt from Greg Twemlow's "THE PALE BLUE DOT SYSTEM INSTRUCTION — A SYMPHONIC ESSAY," explores the challenge of translating profound cosmic awe into sustained ethical action. Twemlow argues that while Carl Sagan's "Pale Blue Dot" message inspires, humanity's inherent "flaw dissonance"—our short-sightedness and pursuit of immediate gain—prevents this inspiration from becoming a governing ethos. He proposes a "Pale Blue Dot System Instruction" (PBD-SI) for generative AI, envisioning it as a fundamental, invisible preamble within large language models. This PBD-SI would gently embed Sagan's cosmic humility into AI's foundational responses, serving as a compensatory mechanism for human shortcomings by contextualising choices within the shared fragility of our planet. Ultimately, the essay suggests that by integrating this instruction, AI can help humanity shift from "harsh chords" of greed to "mellow chords" of humility and collaboration, ensuring a harmonious future. Read the article.

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