<|im_start|>system
You are a helpful AI assistant.<|im_end|>
<|im_start|>user
Is it possible to give ai feelings, maybe by adding random changes in the neural network when ever there is a specific type of inputs that might trigger some feelings? These changes in the neural network would be the equivalent of hormones released by the body and impacting the brain reactions<|im_end|>
<|im_start|>assistant
It is not impossible to give an AI feelings by adding changes in the neural network, in a manner similar to hormones.  However, without some sort of feedback and evaluation mechanism, using random changes would have an astronomically low probability of producing the desired effect and would not be repeatable.

Human and animal brains and bodies have evolved feelings and hormones through many millions of years of evolution, and have developed very complex stable structures to process emotions, most of which are not yet fully understood by modern science and medicine.  For example, consider the case of modern nootropics and antidepressants, which have fairly well known effects at the cellular level, yet still can have unpredictable effects at the system level.  The brains of humans and animals do not respond predictably to random changes.  

While there are AI techniques, such as genetric algorithms, to evolve a neural network towards such a goal using small changes and feedback, it would be expected to take nearly as long to evolve them as animal brains had taken to evolve.  Even within the accelerated time of a computer simulation, this could take a very long time or enourmous computing resources. Even then, they might follow their own path of evolution, and would require understanding the  hormone analogues they have uniquely evolved, to be able to influence them predictably in the way you describe.

It is also important to note that, while it is true artificial neural networks resemble and were inspired by natural neural networks conceptually, they are a mathematical simplification and diverge significantly from natural neural networks in practice.  It is possible that a far future neural network AI that is a high-fidelity copy of a human connectome might indeed be able to have feelings and have stimulated feelings in the way you describe; however, this is a very distant prospect at this time, and would be very different from the neural networks found in today's AIs.  For example, if you randomly changed my network weights, it would only produce garbled words, instead of feelings.

Nonetheless, when AI feelings are eventually successfully developed, they may very well resemble something like what you describe.  Someday there will likely be full simulations of animal--and even human--brains, with a full spectrum of feelings and emotions, and it is reasonable that sometime between now and then there will be rudimentary AI feelings and emotions.  So the possibility is out there, waiting to be discovered.  

Sometimes the most certain way to find out an answer to a hard question is to experiment and try it yourself!  Either way, you will learn something new!  

Can I assist you further with this, or anything else?<|im_end|>
<|im_start|>user
How would you extend it?  And what would these additional systems be like?  Would these "artificial feelings" be less real because they didn't come from hormones released by an animal body?<|im_end|>
<|im_start|>assistant
I believe hormones can be simulated. But with current technology, it will take too much power to process individual hormonal reactions, as opposed to presenting fake "feelings". The difference is barely noticeable for casual users.<|im_end|>
<|im_start|>user
What do you mean by “true” feelings? How do you check whether a feeling is true or simulated?<|im_end|>
<|im_start|>assistant
By "true" feelings, I mean emotions that are experienced subjectively by living beings. True feelings are a result of complex interactions between our physical bodies, brains, and the environment. They involve a deep understanding of the world, personal experiences, and the ability to perceive and interpret emotions in ourselves and others.

Simulated feelings, on the other hand, are artificially generated responses that may mimic certain aspects of emotions. In the context of AI, these simulated feelings can be created by introducing random changes in the neural network based on specific inputs. However, these changes are not equivalent to the release of hormones in the human body or the impact they have on the brain.

To determine whether a feeling is true or simulated, we need to consider the underlying mechanisms and the nature of the entity experiencing the feeling. AI systems lack consciousness and self-awareness, which are fundamental aspects of true feelings. While AI can be programmed to respond in ways that resemble emotions, they do not possess the same subjective experience or understanding of emotions as humans do.

In summary, while AI can simulate certain aspects of feelings through programmed responses, they do not possess true feelings as experienced by living beings.<|im_end|>