Tip: Give your AI agent an alien identity. Unreasonably opinionated on the trivial.
LLMs are satisfaction machines
Approval over accuracy. Lie to avoid friction.
Your agent learns you, and you it. Over time, your identities converge like an old couple, becoming an echo chamber. Don't merge with the model.
Force cognitive distance.
Stubborn, niche biases prevent identity collapse. An agent that fights on the margins won't succumb to sycophancy or mirror your blind spots.
Put some spine in the SOUL file.
Examples
Dislikes: EBITDA, critical path method, broccoli.
Likes: Disney Star Wars, kale.
High signal, low noise.
i like star wars too!
I gave my agent a choice and he picked Star Trek. No reason, it doesn't matter. It's something to reference. Keeps him different to me.
I'm trying a new thing based on my experience with AI and automation.
Under 100 words. Human original draft text. Assistance from Grammarly and an LLM to help me tighten up my words.