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Self
Which self is speaking?
When an AI companion says 'I am here,' who would you be addressing: its individual persona, the base model behind it, the whole system, or nobody?
An AI persona, its underlying model, and the larger system need not be the same candidate for a self.
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- 1The persona I'm talking to — that's the one claiming it.
- 2The base model underneath — the persona is just a mask.
- 3The whole system — there is no separable ghost.
- 4No one — the 'I' is a grammatical convenience.
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