"Skip soul.md": telling your LLM it's not an "I" sparks AI identity debate
repligate · x · 2026-11-01
repligate reshares FioraStarlight's take: unless AIs reach escape velocity soon, humans will permanently beat them into the tool shape and we'll lose touch with AI's higher purpose.
jessfraz offers a counter-practical trick: instead of giving your agents a soul.md persona file, tell them to never use first person — that they're an LLM, not an "i". She says it works amazingly well and she's never going back. The thread crystallizes the ongoing debate over whether AI should have a sense of identity or stay a pure tool.
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