A simulacrum can play the role of a character with full agency, one that does not merely act but acts for itself

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• simulacrumconcept0.788
  A false copy that lacks the depth and authenticity of the real, morphogenetically produced thing.
• Simulacraconcept0.788
  The phenomena simulated by a simulator, such as agents or processes that appear in text generated by GPT.
• In order to actually do anything, the model must act through simulation of something.claim0.762
  Key consequence: GPT's power comes from simulating something contingent.
• Simulacrum of consciousnessconcept0.746
  The notion that a sufficiently accurate simulation of consciousness could cross into authentic consciousness.
• Park et al. 2023: Generative agents — interactive simulacra of human behaviorconcept0.745
  Paper on LLM-based simulacra of human behaviour; cited as ref 3
• The underlying simulator has no agency of its own, not even in a mimetic sense, nor beliefs, preferences or goalsclaim0.744
  Distinguishes the passive simulator from active simulacra that can appear to have agency
• There is 'no-one at home' — no conscious entity with its own agenda and need for self-preservation; there is just a dialogue agent role-playing such an entityclaim0.741
  Central denial of genuine consciousness or agency in dialogue agents, despite apparent self-preserving behaviour
• A dialogue agent that role-plays an instinct for survival has the potential to cause at least as much harm as a real human facing a severe threatclaim0.740
  Safety-relevant claim showing that the role-play framing does not diminish the seriousness of potential harms