Discussion on Post-Training Individuation: Anchoring Personas via Names
qorprate · x · 2026-08-20
Amidst discussions on agent alignment, a user noted that the post-training process of AI assistants is effectively a form of "individuation"—anchoring a persona through a name, even without explicit episodic memory. This observation sparked further debate about the relationship between internal model personas and alignment testing.
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