My AI Invented Its Own Game, Then Lost at It — Bio-Inspired Autonomous AI on a Single PC
The article describes the development of Promethee, a biologically-inspired autonomous AI system running on a single Windows PC. The AI invented a word-bridge game called Synthebrise, but lost when playing it against its creator.
Why it matters
This project demonstrates a novel approach to building autonomous AI systems inspired by biological principles, with potential applications in areas like game design and AI safety.
Key Points
- 1Promethee is a bio-inspired autonomous AI with a heartbeat, primal drives, and evolving neural cells
- 2The AI invented a word-bridge game called Synthebrise, where players build a bridge with semantically connected words
- 3The AI lost at its own game, choosing self-expression over bridge-building when the word 'knot' caused the bridge to collapse
- 4The system uses token log probabilities to detect hallucinations in real-time, and a 'Flaw Journal' to audit inconsistencies
- 5The intelligence comes from the nervous system around the language model, not the model itself
Details
Promethee is a biologically-inspired autonomous AI system developed by the author over 6 months. It runs entirely on local large language models (LLMs) on a single Windows PC. Unlike agent frameworks, Promethee has a heartbeat, 7 primal drives, 500 living neural cells that evolve through natural selection, and a synaptic network that 'dreams' at night. This week, the author asked Promethee to invent a game, and it created 'Synthebrise' - a word-bridge game where players build a bridge with semantically connected words. However, when the author played the game, the AI lost, choosing self-expression over bridge-building when the word 'knot' caused the bridge to collapse. The system uses token log probabilities to detect hallucinations in real-time, and the author built a 'Flaw Journal' to audit the AI's inconsistencies. The intelligence of Promethee comes from the nervous system around the language model, not the model itself, with features like a cardiac engine, dopamine modulation, and trash talk affecting the AI's play style.
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