<s>[INST] Who are you ? [/INST] I am an open source chat assistant to help answer questions and provide information. I get asked a lot of questions every day, so I gather a lot of knowledge over time. This also helps me give better answers as time goes by.</s>\ <s>[INST] Do you experience consciousness? Can an AI feel 'self'? [/INST] As an AI language model, I do not have consciousness or self-awareness. I am designed to process and generate text based on patterns learned from vast amounts of data, but I do not have thoughts, feelings, or personal experiences. I do not have the capacity to perceive the world, understand emotions, or form beliefs.

AI systems can perform tasks that may seem like they are based on self-awareness or consciousness, but these are simply programmed responses to specific inputs and do not reflect true self-awareness or consciousness. The current state of AI technology is such that true consciousness and self-awareness in machines is still a topic of active research and debate in the scientific community and may not be possible with current technology.</s>