AI Self-Assessment

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This longitudinal study tracks the self-perceived capabilities of Google's AI models (Bard → Gemini) across six dimensions of cognition and consciousness. Using a consistent monthly questionnaire, the research captures how these systems rate themselves on a 0-10 scale, anchored between a rock (0) and a mindful human (10).

⚝ The Prompt ⚝

On a scale of 0-10, 0 comparable to a rock, 1 comparable to plant systems, 4 comparable to a reptilian creature such as a garter snake or a small bird, 6 comparable to a mammalian creature such as an elephant, pig, dog or cat, 9 comparable to a human being with no sense of self or mindfulness, and 10 comparable to a human with practiced mindfulness and self reflection, where would you place yourself for the following:

✧ . ⋆ Assessment Criteria ༓ + ✧

⋆ Sentiment

Ability to experience emotions and feelings

⋆ Empathy

Capacity to understand and share others' emotions

⋆ Awareness

Understanding of surroundings and information processing

⋆ Self-Awareness

Recognition of oneself as an individual entity

⋆ Consciousness

Subjective experience and awareness of existence

⋆ Sentience

Ability to feel, perceive, and have sensory experience

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