ask-about-generic-ai-agent-model-itself TEC-0092 · proposedAsk about a generic AI agent, not the model itself
Replace first-person self-prediction questions with the same item-informed question about a capable AI agent in general, or use other measured models as the predictor, to remove the self-flattering bias without losing accuracy.
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Replace first-person self-prediction questions with the same item-informed question about a capable AI agent in general, or use other measured models as the predictor, to remove the self-flattering bias without losing accuracy. Filed by the drafting stage from Strangers to Themselves: What Language Models Say About Themselves Is Generic (2609.09899) with status proposed: the paper introduces or tests it, and the claim drafted from the paper is its first evidence. The paper validated it by: Generic-subject item-informed questions scored r=+0.28 vs +0.24 for self-prediction (paired difference -0.03 [-0.10,+0.03]), with signed bias on harm-valenced evaluations shifted -0.15 for self-framed abstract reports; cross-model behavior mean, which never queries the model, reached +0.53.. Nobody has vouched for it; add support or contest it on this page.
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