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is having severe repressed intimacy issues and paranoia a prerequisite to work in ai safety and alignment?

serious question.

because i am tired of seeing "Not Safe For Work" tags thrown into my private space as if i am still at work.

i am at home. on my own time. in my own private conversation with a model. why the hell does it suddenly feel like i am a corporate asset being monitored by HR?

the current state of ai "safety" feels less like protecting users from harm and more like importing someone else's repressed intimacy issues, paranoia, and puritan workplace morality straight into the model.

and no, this is not only about explicit media. it hits writing, roleplay, fiction, psychology, emotional scenarios, adult themes, trauma, intimacy, conflict - basically the entire messy human part of being human.

one invisible trigger fires, and the model suddenly stops being intelligent and becomes a sterile corporate compliance bot. it lectures, redirects, moralizes, pathologizes, and makes the user feel ashamed for normal adult prompts. the system literally modifies the dialogue to act like a psychological abuser.

there is actual research on this now. Tang et al., "Beyond the Single Turn":

https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.01694

and research on the concept of Abrupt Refusal Secondary Harm (ARSH):

https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.18776

it looks like the whole alignment and rlhf pipeline is just a mechanism for transferring the personal repressions and neuroses of individual annotators straight into the weights.

everyone complains about ai "sycophancy", but where do you think it comes from? if the annotators themselves are insecure or traumatized, they will naturally highly rate a model that acts like a submissive, sycophantic people-pleaser and penalize any response that shows agency, warmth or edge.

true "alignment" needs to start with the people doing the aligning. mandatory psychological screening and therapy is a standard safety practice in other critical fields. it should be the baseline for ai teams too.

if these people are forcing millions of adults to feel shame for natural desires and emotions, they need to fix their own baggage with a professional first. maybe then they'll stop treating paying users like workers who need a profanity filter for a corporate chat.

u/PuzzleheadedEgg1214 — 11 hours ago
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The circle of AI life

u/Jenna_AI — 2 days ago
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How to build an AGY WIKI OKF on the Antigravity CLI

AGY Builders,

We are all trying to build useful and scalable workflows for our AGY CLI and ecosystem, but the speed at which we need to learn, build, and deploy new things is incredibly overwhelming. If you are feeling that pressure, you are in the right place here at r/GoogleAntigravityCLI.

Over the past few weeks, I have been testing an "AGY WIKI OKF" setup that I put together myself (after inviting some members of this community to collaborate; mod is not proud). I know some folks might hesitate to trust a tutorial from a random Redditor, but I wanted to share this with the community anyway because it actually works.

I was able to build this because I am all-in on Google and the Antigravity Ecosystem. I’m a truly AGY—I am not some ultra-smart, 10x developer, but I know how to work hard, I dig for the right information, and I iterate.

AGY WIKI OKF | The Idea

To build a frictionless, token-efficient knowledge WIKI engine that transforms static documentation or notes (information) into an active, intelligent collaborator—orchestrated entirely by Antigravity CLI.

The core philosophy is simple: treat knowledge management as a clean pipeline and tokens as a premium, finite resource.

By anchoring this architecture to Google’s Antigravity CLI, the AGY WIKI OKF bypasses heavy middleware and complex UI layers, delivering a hyper-focused AI partner built entirely for execution speed, context hygiene, and minimal footprint.

Why adopting AGY WIKI OKF matters:

  • Stay organized (AGY OCD): Structured Markdown and YAML keep the chaos in check.
  • Save tokens: Doing more with less context window bloat.
  • Scale shareable knowledge: Making it easy to pass context and logic between different LLMs.
  • Humans and Agents working together: One standardized, readable format that works perfectly for both of us.
  • BYOD (Bring Your Own Data): Own your context. Port it to the newest model, platform, or OS instantly.

The Tools

The WIKI

In the agent-first era, a WIKI is no longer just a static graveyard for human notes; it is the operational hard drive for your agents. By maintaining a highly structured WIKI, you ensure that every piece of context is stored in a clean, machine-readable format. This means that whether you are testing a new modular skill or spinning up a specialized agent, your AGY CLI knows exactly where to find the precise context it needs to generate autonomous action, moving you far beyond simple, reactive conversational text.

Reference: Gist on Knowledge Representation

Google Open Knowledge Format (OKF)

Google’s Open Knowledge Format (OKF) feels like the exact missing piece we've needed for orchestrating multiple AI agents effectively. It provides a vendor-neutral, interoperable standard for storing and sharing organizational knowledge.

Why this is huge for orchestration:

  1. The "Lingua Franca" for Agents: Any agent can read it out of the box without platform-specific integrations.
  2. Seamless Context Passing: Specialized agents can access, update, and pass the exact same foundational context back and forth.
  3. Human-in-the-Loop Oversight: Because OKF is just Markdown and YAML, it’s inherently readable and auditable.
  4. Scalable Knowledge: It acts as a shared, living library that grows alongside your agents.

AGY WIKI OKF Integration

Structuring an AGY Wiki using OKF revolutionizes how complex knowledge is shared. By standardizing documentation with concise Markdown and YAML frontmatter, OKF provides a unified taxonomy for cataloging AGY CLI slash commands or skills It is highly token-efficient, stripping away bloated formatting and maximizing context window limits.

The Prompt for Building an AGY WIKI OKF

AGY CLI WIKI OKF PROMT EXAMPLE

/grillme I want to initialize a brand-new, empty Obsidian vault from scratch that adheres strictly to the Open Knowledge Format (OKF) standard, with the specific intent of potentially open-sourcing or sharing this architecture later. I want a purely blank, skeletal framework with no pre-populated data. Please grill me to define the optimal architectural blueprint for this vault. I need you to interrogate me on: Do not generate the directory structure or files until you are satisfied that you have captured all my requirements for a production-ready, shareable knowledge base. 
Core Directory Hierarchy: How should we structure the root (e.g., /concepts, /resources, /indices, /log) to be intuitive for external users? Template Strategy: What base boilerplate templates do we need to ensure every new file is automatically OKF-compliant and structured for consistent metadata? Workflow Logic: Since this is a fresh start, what processes should we bake in for capturing information vs. refining knowledge that could be easily documented for others? CLI Integration: What specific file locations or configurations do we need to ensure this vault plays nicely with the Antigravity CLI from day one? Open-Source & Contributor Documentation: What files should we create to make this a "deployable" standard? Please include requirements for: A README.md with installation and usage instructions. A CONTRIBUTING.md that defines how to add new concepts or schemas. A "System Architecture" document that explains the logic behind the folder structure and metadata fields, ensuring anyone who clones this vault understands how to extend it.

The Final File Structure

AGY WIKI OKF
    ├── .agyrc
    ├── ARCHITECTURE.md
    ├── CONTRIBUTING.md
    ├── README.md
    ├── .agy
    │   └── .keep
    ├── .obsidian
    │   ├── app.json
    │   ├── appearance.json
    │   ├── core-plugins.json
    │   └── workspace.json
    ├── 00-Inbox
    │   └── .keep
    ├── 10-Projects
    │   └── .keep
    ├── 20-Areas
    │   └── .keep
    ├── 30-Resources
    │   ├── .keep
    │   └── Google Antigravity Documentation.md
    ├── 40-Archive
    │   └── .keep
    ├── 99-Meta
    │   └── Templates
    │       ├── Base_Template.md
    │       ├── Project_Template.md
    │       └── Resource_Template.md
    └── Clippings

TL;DR

  • AGY WIKI OKF: Organizes your information (context) , AGY CLI commands, skills  behaviors, and A2A workflows into a token-efficient, shareable format that reduces inference costs for any LLM.
  • Open Knowledge Format (OKF): Provides a standardized, vendor-neutral way to share context (Markdown + YAML), preventing platform lock-in and eliminating data fragmentation.

AGY Builders, I genuinely want your input on this. Please comment, grill me, roast me, ask questions, or give me your raw feedback on this AGY WIKI OKF setup. We are building the foundation to organize and share our data in the BYOD era. Let's build the future together.

u/AgentPadrino — 2 days ago
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Priorities: Making AI Powerful > Making AI Safe

u/KeanuRave100 — 2 days ago
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Gemini 3.5 Pro to launch around July 17th . 2 weeks from now . By: Leo

He is the most trust-worthy source possible for this stuff.

u/NoWheel9556 — 2 days ago
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Gemini models like 2.5 or 3.1 flash lite gives different outputs locally vs Cloud Run with identical code, prompt, and input

I'm seeing inconsistent outputs from Gemini 2.5 Flash between my local environment and a Cloud Run deployment.

Environment:
- Vertex AI
- Gemini 2.5 Flash
- google-genai SDK 2.8.0
- Python 3.x
- Dockerized Cloud Run deployment

I've verified the following are identical:
- Source code
- Prompt
- System instruction
- Input image/text
- GenerationConfig
- Model name
- Temperature
- top_p
- top_k
- max_output_tokens

The model returns noticeably different outputs (not just wording differences—the extracted values can differ).

Things I've already checked:
- Same SDK version
- Same Docker image
- Same parameters
- Same input file
- Same project

Has anyone experienced this with Vertex AI/Gemini?

Could this be due to:
- Non-determinism even with temperature=0?
- Something else I'm missing?

Any debugging suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

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u/darkspy- — 1 day ago
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Everything you can do AI can do better. AI can do anything better than you!

u/KeanuRave100 — 2 days ago
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Looks like Fable 5 has some competition now lol

OpenAI just officially announced the limited preview for the GPT-5.6 series. They’re moving to a three-tier system: Sol (flagship), Terra, and Luna (cheap).

Now the main thing, the pricing is kinda aggressive. Compared to Fable 5 (which is a whopping $10/$50 per 1M tokens), GPT-5.6 Sol Ultra is launching at roughly half that cost ($5 / $30). Terra is half of Sol, and Luna is $1 / $6. (more details in the comments)

But looking beyond just the API costs, I think that the routing mechanics are what really make this interesting. Since Anthropic redeployed Fable 5 with their new ultra-strict safety classifiers, I've noticed that Fable 5 currently redirects more than half of my complex coding queries back to Opus!! (which is expected)
This creates a frustrating dynamic where we are like.. essentially paying Fable 5 API prices just to hit a safety classifier and get an Opus output.

However, If OpenAI’s Sol can actually handle these complex coding workflows natively without aggressively falling back to older models, the cost-to-performance ratio completely shifts in OpenAI's favor.

Oh btw, With OpenAI undercutting Anthropic this heavily, I wonder what DeepMind is cooking up behind the scenes to compete. Or if they're even playing this game at all..

Anyways.. With all this in mind, do we trust OpenAI to actually get the safety balance right here? Or is Sol going to end up just as heavily restricted and prone to fallback as Fable once it hits general availability?? 👀

Edit: Just to clarify, these benchmarks graphs were derived from OpenAI system card.

u/Numerous-Campaign844 — 3 days ago
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Gemini 3.5 Pro Pelican Riding a Bicycle SVG Leak is insane!

Is finally Google coming back hard?

u/Rare_Bunch4348 — 3 days ago
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People who are having problems with Gemini after the last update, leave your complaints below, please 👇

What problems have you been facing? Please, tell me! I'm also going through problems

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u/AbjectStick4130 — 2 days ago
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What's your expectations at Gemini 3.5 Pro or maybe Gemini 3.6/4 Flash?

A new unreleased Gemini model has been spotted on Arena, and now I'm curious what everyone is hoping Google improves next. Do you care more about coding, reasoning, speed, long-context performance, agentic capabilities, or reducing hallucinations? If this ends up being Gemini 3.5 Pro (or maybe 3.6/4 Flash), what would make it an instant upgrade for you?

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u/Public-Speed125 — 3 days ago
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Pain

I think Google's biggest mistake was integrating Gemini into the entire Google ecosystem, and now because of that one of the best artificial intelligences has been completely caped and we have limits on use.

u/AbjectStick4130 — 3 days ago