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AI models have a default voice shaped by their system prompts and default behavioral modes.
Tim Scarfe · AI 2040: Plan A report - Daniel Kokotajlo & Thomas Larsen · 8 Sept 2026
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“Yeah, I mostly agree with that. I mean, I think my perspective is that the models, they're kind of the voice of everyone and the voice of no one at the same time. So they have a default voice in terms that they have a system prompt and they have some default modes of behavior that they fall into.”Play from 41:35Report a misattribution
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