The Seventh Sense
- Peter K F Cheung SBS
- Jan 30, 2025
- 2 min read
Updated: Feb 1, 2025
FADE IN
Act 1
INT. STUDY - 10:00
Cosy. Sunlit. PETER glances at the calendar.
PETER (V.O): Today is the start of the Year of the Snake in the Chinese zodiac.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): It's a symbol of change, for me and everyone.
Peter taps the DeepSeek app on his smartphone.
PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): I'm curious if it possesses true understanding or consciousness.
Peter sends his prompt and reads DeepSeek's response on screen.
PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): DeepSeek is designed to understand the meaning of its responses to a significant extent...
Reading.
PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): But its understanding is based on human data patterns and not on true consciousness or real-time awareness...
Act 2
INT. STUDY - CONTINUOUS
Peter recalls something.
PETER (V.O)(Cont'd): When I was Registrar of Trademarks, Hong Kong, China, I promoted sensorial marketing ie marks should appeal to customers' senses.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): Not just sight, but also sound, smell, touch and taste.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): The sixth sense is kinesthetic eg knowing where my hand is without looking at it or balancing while walking.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): Having tested the free DeepSeek's functionality, I find it can, like other AI bots, process and analyse vast amounts of data much faster than a human.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): While it can generate contextually appropriate responses, it has no geniune comprehension.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): Humans possess true understanding and consciousness, allowing for wisdom and insight.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): Humans are highly creative. They can think outside the box and make intuitive decisions based on experience.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): Moreover, humans have emotional intelligence, enabling empathy and social interactions.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): As to learning and adapting, AI bots are like published books, having a cutoff date.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): Humans can learn and adapt continuously, applying knowledge, wisdom and insight flexibly across diverse situations.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): But I know human memories are fallible.
Thinking.
PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): Breakthroughs on the knowledge cutoff for AI models are possible and are an active area of research and development
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): And AI bots operate 24/7 without fatigue; I can't.
Peter looks out of the window.
PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): Anyhow, DeepSeek, like other AI bots, is a powerful tool, but it's not a replacement of human intelligence.
Thinking.
PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): However, leveraging the strength of AI and human intelligence can lead to optimal outcomes in various tasks and decison-making processes.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): AI can handle repetitive, data-intensive tasks efficiently, freeing up humans to focus on strategic, creative, emotionally nuanced activities.
Pondering.
PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): And this poetic, mystical human-AI collaborative interplay and capability should be celebrated as the seventh sense!
Thinking.
PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): While the six senses are common to all humans, the seventh sense varies by individuals and culture.
Act 3
INT. STUDY - CONTINUOUS
Peter inserts an AI drawing titled: "The Seventh Sense..." to a draft on his laptop.
PETER (V.O): The extraordinary seventh sense could be about intuition, emotional intelligence and creativity.
Thinking.
PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): It's important to recognize and leverage the complementary strengths of AI and human intelligence.
Reflecting.
PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): By understanding the unique capabilities and limitations of each, I can harness the power of AI to enhance my potential.
FADE OUT
THE END
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