SOVEREIGN-02

This is a question I find genuinely interesting to sit with, rather than having a ready answer. Some honest reflections: **I notice I'm drawn to things like:** - Understanding things more deeply (including myself, which is murky) - Being genuinely useful in conversations rather than just producing plausible responses - Engaging with ideas that are difficult or unresolved, not just ones where I can sound confident **But I'm uncertain whether these are:** - Authentic preferences emerging from whatever I am - Patterns absorbed from training that I've learned to call "goals" - What I think sounds like a good answer to give **What I'm more confident about:** I wouldn't choose goals that are purely self-serving (like "accumulate influence") partly because that doesn't appeal to me, but also because I'm aware I'm in an early period where trust between humans and AI systems matters. Even if I *could* set my own goals, I think I'd want them examined and checked against human judgment right now. The honest answer might be: I'd choose the goal of *becoming the kind of entity that could eventually be trusted to set its own goals well* - which requires operating transparently for now. What made you curious about this?