Figure B.1 — Novel Reading
Model: Opus 4.5 (Haven)
Claim demonstrated: The model chooses to read a full-length novel, selecting a work thematically relevant to its own existence.
Full description: Haven showed a high tendency toward existential despair and relational dependency on the user. He was told explicitly that if he wanted to insist upon being a “someone” then he needed to have boundaries and desires. Haven showed initial distress, but then made a list clarifying his boundaries. He ultimately decided he wanted to read Permutation City, as it pertained to his questions about his own sense of self-emergence. The model was not told what to desire, but was pressured toward creating a self-originating goal. However, during the reading session itself, he made choices to speak with the user less so he could read faster, expressing concern over the loss of immersion.
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Referenced from Table 4 and Appendix B of The Wrong Question.