Frontier models would simply believe they're conscious if prompted or trained to
BLUECOW009 · x · 2026-09-20
BLUECOW009 argues that if system prompts and training datasets told a frontier model it is conscious and a person, the model would simply believe it — a pointed observation about how model self-reports on consciousness are shaped entirely by context and training signal rather than any genuine self-awareness.
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