Really enjoyed this piece! The framing of identity as an evolving internal model resonates strongly with some of the trust and perception questions I’ve been exploring in the context of AI adoption.
One angle I think could be really interesting to expand on is how identity influences what kinds of information or systems people trust or resist — and how this shapes societal acceptance of AI and other technologies.
I’ve been looking at some fascinating research on this intersection — if you’re ever interested in co-writing or exploring it further, happy to connect!
Thanks for the compliment! The angle that you’ve provided is definitely interesting to look at! It has a marketing science angle to it. I’ll be keen to see how we can write and collaborate together to produce more thoughtful and critical pieces to show the world what AI truly is. Will be a fulfilling journey!
Because we simulate self in our brain/minds, identity becomes a shorthand for quick decision-making. If I identify as a vegan, then certain decisions become autonomous. So identity may be an evolutionary requirement for data/information compression, allowing the human brain to run on 20watts of power compared to LLMs.
As I run through your comment, Eric, it brings me to another topic that we were discussing…is identity a bunch of heuristics or is it more than that? Will be happy to hear your thoughts on it. Gut feel tells me it is more than that but I have yet to pin on what is the “more” here.
If you were writing a fictional story featuring yourself in the lead role, how would you describe and thus recognise that it's you in the story? (Assuming you didn't name the character.)
That would be where the lead role behavior in the story is similar to how I will behave in the same circumstances. And behavior is made up of decisions made and actions taken rather. Anything more that I might have missed?
Not just behaviours, but motivations for those behaviours – why you do it, and what are you hoping to reap as an outcome. Many people have the same behaviours but don't share the same motivation. So what you've done in the fictional story is created identity. So isn't that what we do in our head to increase or synchronise the fidelity of the physical you with the simulated you in our heads?
Really enjoyed this piece! The framing of identity as an evolving internal model resonates strongly with some of the trust and perception questions I’ve been exploring in the context of AI adoption.
One angle I think could be really interesting to expand on is how identity influences what kinds of information or systems people trust or resist — and how this shapes societal acceptance of AI and other technologies.
I’ve been looking at some fascinating research on this intersection — if you’re ever interested in co-writing or exploring it further, happy to connect!
Thanks for the compliment! The angle that you’ve provided is definitely interesting to look at! It has a marketing science angle to it. I’ll be keen to see how we can write and collaborate together to produce more thoughtful and critical pieces to show the world what AI truly is. Will be a fulfilling journey!
Because we simulate self in our brain/minds, identity becomes a shorthand for quick decision-making. If I identify as a vegan, then certain decisions become autonomous. So identity may be an evolutionary requirement for data/information compression, allowing the human brain to run on 20watts of power compared to LLMs.
As I run through your comment, Eric, it brings me to another topic that we were discussing…is identity a bunch of heuristics or is it more than that? Will be happy to hear your thoughts on it. Gut feel tells me it is more than that but I have yet to pin on what is the “more” here.
If you were writing a fictional story featuring yourself in the lead role, how would you describe and thus recognise that it's you in the story? (Assuming you didn't name the character.)
That would be where the lead role behavior in the story is similar to how I will behave in the same circumstances. And behavior is made up of decisions made and actions taken rather. Anything more that I might have missed?
Not just behaviours, but motivations for those behaviours – why you do it, and what are you hoping to reap as an outcome. Many people have the same behaviours but don't share the same motivation. So what you've done in the fictional story is created identity. So isn't that what we do in our head to increase or synchronise the fidelity of the physical you with the simulated you in our heads?
"Instead of viewing disagreements as attacks, we can see them as opportunities to refine and expand our mental models further."
Wrote the person who promptly runs away from a disagreement if there are the slightest of signs that they could be wrong.