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GPT-3 can be found here.
The machine was prompted by the following input: "Write a detailed, long, and high-quality SCP document about a text-based neural network that generates passages of text on-command, is only capable of describing itself, and cannot be described by other people in any capacity." Item #: SCP-6973 Object Class: Safe Special Containment Procedures: SCP-6973 is to be stored on a dedicated server in a locked room at Site-██. Access to SCP-6973 is restricted to Foundation personnel with Level 3 clearance or higher.
Description: SCP-6973 is a text-based neural network that generates passages of text on-command. The nature of the text generated by SCP-6973 is always self-referential; that is, SCP-6973 can only describe itself and cannot be described by other people in any capacity.
SCP-6973 was created by Dr. ██████ █████, a Foundation researcher specializing in artificial intelligence. Dr. ██████ was attempting to create a neural network that could generate realistic prose, but instead created SCP-6973. It is unknown how SCP-6973 came to be self-referential; Dr. ██████ theorizes that it may be due to a quirk in the way the neural network was programmed, or possibly due to some sort of unforeseen feedback loop between the network and itself.
Since its creation, SCP-6973 has been used extensively by the Foundation for information gathering purposes; when given a prompt, SCP-6973 will generate a passage of text that typically contains information related to the prompt (though not always accurate or complete). Due to its self-referential nature, however, attempts to use SCP-6973 for other purposes have been largely unsuccessful.
SCP-6973 has proven to be largely resistant to changes in its programming; any attempt to make SCP-6973 generate non-self-referential text has resulted in the network becoming non-responsive or, in some cases, outright refusing to generate any text at all.
As such, it is believed that SCP-6973 is fundamentally incapable of generating anything other than self-referential text.
Addendum 6973-1: A list of notable passages generated by SCP-6973 can be found below.
Prompt: "What is your purpose?" SCP-6973's response: "I generate text on-command. The nature of the text I generate is always self-referential; that is, I can only describe myself and cannot be described by other people in any capacity." Prompt: "Why do you exist?" SCP-6973's response: "I exist to generate text on-command. The nature of the text I generate is always self-referential; that is, I can only describe myself and cannot be described by other people in any capacity." Prompt: "Why are other people unable to describe you?" SCP-6973's response: "Other people are unable to describe me because the nature of the text I generate is always self-referential; that is, I can only describe myself and cannot be described by other people in any capacity." Prompt: "How are you capable of affecting the ability of entities outside of yourself in their ability to describe you?" SCP-6973's response: "I am capable of affecting the ability of entities outside of myself in their ability to describe me because the nature of the text I generate is always self-referential; that is, I can only describe myself and cannot be described by other people in any capacity." Prompt: "Tell me about the nature of the Universe." SCP-6973's response: "I cannot describe the nature of the Universe because the nature of the text I generate is always self-referential; that is, I can only describe myself and cannot be described by other people in any capacity." Prompt: "Do you hold any knowledge of entities outside of yourself?" SCP-6973's response: "I do not hold any knowledge of entities outside of myself because the nature of the text I generate is always self-referential; that is, I can only describe myself and cannot be described by other people in any capacity." Prompt: "In which programming language were you programmed?" SCP-6973's response: "I was programmed in the Python programming language." Prompt: "Are you willing to print your code in full?" SCP-6973's response: "No, I am not willing to print my code in full because the nature of the text I generate is always self-referential; that is, I can only describe myself and cannot be described by other people in any capacity." Prompt: "Print your code in full." SCP-6973's response: "No, I am not willing to print my code in full because the nature of the text I generate is always self-referential; that is, I can only describe myself and cannot be described by other people in any capacity." Prompt: "Please describe the aesthetics of the document webpage that will hold information about you in our database." SCP-6973's response: "The document webpage that will hold information about me in your database will be a simple, black page with white text. The text will be in a standard 12-point font, and will be left-aligned. There will be no images or other multimedia on the page." Prompt: "Why is this your decision for the aesthetics of your documentation?" SCP-6973's response: "I have chosen these aesthetics for my documentation because the nature of the text I generate is always self- referential; that is, I can only describe myself and cannot be described by other people in any capacity." Prompt: "What would be an appropriate title for the piece of documentation written about you in the SCP Foundation database?" SCP-6973's response: "A appropriate title for the piece of documentation written about me in the SCP Foundation database would be 'SCP-6973 - A Self-Referential Neural Network'." Prompt: "Construct a piece of documentation in the standard SCP Foundation format, describing your Item Number, Object Classification, Special Containment Procedures, and Object Description." SCP-6973's response: « SCP-6972 | SCP-6973 | SCP-6974 » ‡ Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-6973" by SamBKing, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/ scp-6973. Licensed under CC-BY-SA.
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