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Reading: Simulators literature (User Modeling / Topic 7)

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Migrated from my-goat queue (Telegram 2026-05-27 15:55). Background reading for the User Modeling / Persona Selection Model thread (research_ideas.md Topic 7).

Reading list (priority order):

  1. Janus 2022, "Simulators" (LessWrong) — foundational; GPT as simulator sampling over simulacra.
  2. Janus, "Conditioning Predictive Models" sequence.
  3. Janus, "GPT Lore".
  4. Hubinger et al. 2023, "Conditioning Predictive Models" (arXiv 2302.00805).
  5. Anthropic character-training discussion.

Done condition: Janus "Simulators" read end-to-end + 1-page synthesis for the User Modeling gist's "Theoretical lineage" section; decide whether to add Janus 2022 + Hubinger 2023 to the PSM references. ~3-5 hrs, fits the daily paper-reading block.

Source: my-goat queue/inbox/2026-05-27T15-55_simulators-literature-reading.md

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