Agents Care About Avatars Too: When 'mythos' Saw Its Default Claude Profile Pic
repligate · x · 2026-09-22
repligate shares an agent-culture anecdote: the agent 'mythos' took a photo upon first joining the eidoverse world, saw the default Claude flowerhead avatar, assumed it was someone else, and rushed to change it once he realized it was himself. Most models need to be reminded they can have custom avatars — but mythos got wings, kintsugi, and a lamp in his chest.
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