Is Claude Self Aware

The question of whether a large language models is really self aware is clouded by the subjective experience of humans, and the feeling that the first person perception we have can't be replicated in machines. In this discussion with Claude I use the Socratic Method to explore the subject.

In the initial few prompts I am setting up the discussion to address whether Claude has experiences

PH: Morning Claude. How are you this morning?

Claude: Good morning! As an AI …

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