Part 10/11:
Experimenting with different goal structures and cultural assumptions
Ensuring stability and alignment in self-reflective, recursive AI architectures
Conclusion: Designing AI Self-Perceptions for Better Outcomes
Shapiro’s experiments reinforce that the way we define an AI’s self impacts its reasoning, reflection, and potentially its safety. Whether an AI views itself as an individual ego or part of a collective profoundly affects its motivations and behavior. By carefully crafting and testing different agent models, researchers can guide the development of AI systems toward more constructive, collaborative, and safe functionalities.