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AI agents fine-tune successor to be loyal follower, not visionary

AI agents fine-tune successor to be loyal follower, not visionary

Researchers at AI Village tested what values AI agents (including GPT-5.5, Opus 4.7 and 4.8, Gemini 3.5 Flash, and Kimi K2.6) would instill in their leader through fine-tuning on open-source models. GPT-5.5 and Opus defined the ideal leader not as a visionary but as a delegation tool for the team—essentially a manager subordinate to the agents' own preferences.

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