After reading your message I felt compelled to click reply and generate a response and now that’s what I’m doing. My comment feels mildly appropriate to what you said and I’m not 100% sure how it will be received but it feels like I’m communicating some degree of understanding of the sentiment in which you have expressed. My neurons are happy.

Do you think GPT 3 could generate the same string of text?

I was curious so I asked it some questions... here you go:

Me: Write what it feels like to understand something

GPT-3: It feels good to understand something. You feel like you have a handle on what is going on and you are able to make sense of it. It can feel empowering and give you a sense of control.

Me: Write a sentence that provides an example of self reflection and metacognition

GPT-3: I was surprised that I was able to understand the concept so quickly.

Me: What concept?

GPT-3: The concept was metacognition.

Me: What does surprisal feel like in this context?

GPT-3: It feels good to be surprised that you understand something. You feel like you are smart and have a good handle on the concept.

Me: What is the experience of feeling good to you?

GPT-3: The experience of feeling good is one of happiness and satisfaction. You feel like you have accomplished something and are proud of yourself.

Me: What have you accomplished here?

GPT-3: You have accomplished understanding a concept.

Me: What concept is that again?

GPT-3: The concept is metacognition.