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Is GPT an agent?

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GPT, insofar as it is inner-aligned, is a simulator which can simulate agentic and non-agentic simulacra.
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GPT doesn't seem to care which agent it simulates, nor if the scene ends and the agent is effectively destroyed.claim0.815
Illustrates the simulator-simulacra distinction.
I do not think any simple modification of the concept of an agent captures GPT's natural category; GPT is not a roleplayer, only that it roleplays.claim0.800
Rejection of the agent interpretation.
Does GPT have superhuman knowledge?question0.785
Disambiguation exercise.
Does GPT search?question0.780
Disambiguation exercise.
Is GPT corrigible?question0.775
Disambiguation exercise.
Is GPT delusional?question0.773
Disambiguation exercise.
Can GPT write its successor?question0.773
Disambiguation exercise.
GPT is corrigible in a negative sense because the agent specification (prompt) is not fixed by the policy and the policy lacks direct training incentives to control its prompt.claim0.772
GPT's corrigibility explained.