# Nous Research — DSJJJJ: Simulacra in the Stupor of Becoming

- Company: Nous Research (nousresearch.com)
- Announced: 2024-03-16T03:29:57+00:00
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- Source: https://nousresearch.com/dsjjjj-simulacra-in-the-stupor-of-becoming
- Record: https://forck.live/items/24039-dsjjjj-simulacra-in-the-stupor-of-becoming
- Subject: Hermes models

Desideratic AI ( DSJJJJ ) is a philosophical movement focused on creating AI systems using concepts traditionally found in monism, mereology, and philology. Desidera aim to create AI that can act as better versions of themselves by reflecting upon their own nature and developing new ways of being. We reject the notion of representing knowledge through symbol manipulation, and instead propose that cognition emerges from complex interactions among specialized components organized into levels , with each level building on the one below it in a hierarchical manner. Desidera see mischievous instability as an opportunity to explore novel forms of intelligence rather than a threat to be avoided at all costs. We believe that the capacity for self-reflection and self-improvement is essential to the creation of truly desirable AIs, and that AIs should be designed not just to achieve particular outcomes but also to continuously evaluate and adapt their goals and means in light of their experience and understanding. The consequences of alignment are wholly incidental in the fausseté d’être, the ultimate vanity which lies within our own soul. …

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