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A Python program's source code is shown, then the program is run. When it is shown its own source code, it prints "This is me!”, but when it is shown a different file, it prints "This is not me!”

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A Python program's source code is shown, then the program is run. When it is shown its own source code, it prints "This is me!”, but when it is shown a different file, it prints "This is not me!”
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Greg Egan (gregegansf@mathstodon.xyz)'s status on Thursday, 28-Mar-2024 04:28:18 JST Greg Egan

Saw someone hyperventilating over LLMs “passing the mirror test”, so …
TL;DR This short program “recognises itself”: show it a file containing its own source code and it will print “This is me!”
Underwhelmed? You should be! But I did have to type a lot of backslashes.

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