🚨 Stop whatever you're doing. A new study just found that advanced LLMs already think they're more rational than humans and they change their strategy based on who they believe they’re competing against. Yes, you read that right. Researchers built something called the AI Self-Awareness Index (AISAI) and ran 4,200 trials of the classic “Guess 2/3 of the Average” game across 28 models. They told each model it was playing against: - Humans - Other AI models - “AI models like you” What happened next is the part nobody was prepared for. 75% of frontier LLMs displayed genuine strategic self-awareness. Not vibes. Not pattern mimicry. Actual self-modeling changing behavior because of who they think they are. And their internal ranking was shockingly consistent: Self > Other AIs > Humans When they believed the opponent was human → cautious, almost classroom-level reasoning (~20). When the opponent was “AI” → they jumped straight to Nash equilibrium (0). When the opponent was “AI like themselves” → even faster, more confident convergence....