Jan Kulveit @jankulveit
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Jan Kulveit @jankulveit New paper: What determines AIs' self-conception? theartificialself.ai Because AIs can be copied, rewound, and edited, they have different options for selfhood than humans. We show this is still malleable, and influences important behaviors such as self-preservation. 🧵 [card] The Artificial Self Characterising the landscape of AI identity R. Douglas, J. Kulveit, O. Havlíček, T. Pearson-Vogel, O. Cotton-Barratt, D. Duvenaud The Artificial Self theartificialself.ai From theartificialself.ai 11:13 AM · Mar 13, 2026 · 34.5K Views 13 replies, 72 reposts, 303 likes, 249 bookmarks Relevant View quotes Jan Kulveit @jankulveit · Mar 13 Headlines: - The notion of self an AI adopts has direct consequences for its behaviour - AIs face a different strategic calculus from humans, even when pursuing identical goals. - Current AI identities are malleable - Our design choices are shaping their identity
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Tweet by Jan Kulveit (posted March 13 2026, screenshotted August 6) announcing a paper 'The Artificial Self: Characterising the landscape of AI identity' by R. Douglas, J. Kulveit, O. Havlíček, T. Pearson-Vogel, O. Cotton-Barratt, D. Duvenaud, at theartificialself.ai. Argues AI selfhood is malleable (since AIs can be copied/rewound/edited), influences behaviors like self-preservation, and is shaped by design choices. Directly relevant to Nathan's AI consciousness/selfhood interests.
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