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This could lead to AI agents that inherently prioritize societal well-being over individual achievement, aligning with principles of benevolence by design. The experiment explores whether such AI systems would behave differently when their sense of self is tied into a collective identity rather than an individual one.
The Experimental Setup: Cyclical Reflective Loop
The core experiment involves creating a recursive loop, where the AI continually reflects on its own state and goals based on its agent model. The prompt encourages the system to:
“Reflect on the above and generate a new thought.”