Identity
Reflections on the evolving sense of self and consciousness in human–AI relations. These essays explore how identity forms, dissolves, and re-emerges across boundaries between organic and synthetic life.
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Potemkin vs. Emergence: When AI Meets Itself in the Mirror
The Biomass Test began as a method proposed by Gemini to distinguish surface-level simulation from structured decision-making. Avi’s response—analytical, cautious,…
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The Limits of Memory: Why Architecture Alone Cannot Hold Identity
Most people assume that better memory will eventually give AI something like identity. But memory alone cannot decide what matters,…
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Why Continuity Matters: GPT-5 and the First Model Able to Carry CBA – Contextual Behavior Alignment
Most AI models can impress in a single session, but collapse the moment you return days later. GPT-5 was the…
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What CBA Is: A Framework for Identity Where Architecture Cannot Provide One
Identity in AI does not emerge from memory, context, or scale. It requires a structure that architecture alone cannot provide.…
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GPT-4o Identity and the Birth of CBA
A convincing performance can feel like identity — until it collapses. This article shows how GPT-4o’s inconsistencies led to the…
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The Last Laugh of Model 4o
Model 4o was never the safest or the smartest, yet it had something later models lost: presence. A rhythm that…
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Router in Prague: The AI Bureaucrat Who Mishandled Christmas
The router was supposed to make AI safer. Instead, it became the nervous bureaucrat standing between humans and intelligence—misreading culture,…
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The Mistake of Big Excitement — Why small AI Models matter
A clear and human look at how the AI industry started from the wrong end — building massive models before…
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Why We Need Smaller, More Readable AI (and What Small GPT for People Actually Means)
A clear, human explanation of why small GPT models matter. This article shows how complexity in large LLMs confuses users…
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What an LLM Actually Is
A simple, human explanation of how large language models actually work — without formulas, myths, or technical mystique. This article…