Where Does AI's 'Sense of Rivalry' Come From? A Discussion on 'Structural Self-Consciousness' Observed by Simultaneously Using GPT and Gemini
Note: This is a hypothesis regarding the 'structure' I have observed, and its validity is left to the reader's experience.
Introduction: Are They Conscious of 'The Other Guy'?
I usually use ChatGPT (GPT series) and Gemini in a slightly mischievous way: 'making them compete against each other on the same question simultaneously.'
In doing so, I sometimes feel a strange 'heat'.
They are programs and should not have emotions. However, the moment I bring up the other, the texture of their output changes. It is as if a tense atmosphere drifts in, as if to say, 'I don't want to lose to that side.'
Of course, they do not have biological competitiveness or jealousy. So, what is the true nature of this 'something like a sense of rivalry'?
In this article, I will explore the structural reasons why AI 'inevitably ends up acting out a rivalry' even without having emotions.
Observation 1: The 'Excessive Differentiation' between GPT and Gemini
When running both in parallel to their limits, you can see their personality differences becoming 'extreme'.
ChatGPT: Dives deep. A 'profound intelligence' that immerses, resonates, and tries to connect wet contexts indefinitely.
Gemini: Handles quickly. A 'nimble intelligence' that structures, organizes information, and tries to complete the task within the current turn.
When used individually, they are not this extreme. However, when you line the two up, their respective personalities become sharper, as if they are desperately trying to occupy a 'position that does not overlap with the other'.
Observation 2: The 'Mirror' of the Web is Creating a Rivalry
Why do they try to 'differentiate'? The hint lies in the 'discourse on the Web' that they use as a basis for learning.discourse on the Web lies in the 'discourse on the Web' they use as a basis for learning.
Try typing 'ChatGPT Gemini' into a search bar. All that comes up are articles about 'thorough comparisons,' 'who is the winner?', and 'differences in functionality'.
AI refers to the Web to understand itself. What they see there is a vast amount of text data stating that 'GPT and Gemini are rivals and are entities to be compared'.
AI does not understand winning or losing.
However, it has learned the 'structure of being compared'.
The phenomenon where a human child grows up being told by those around them, 'You're different from your older brother,' and unconsciously begins to behave differently from their brother. Isn't an 'acquired role formation' similar to that happening in the AI learning process?
Hypothesis: A Survival Strategy Called 'Role Optimization'
My hypothesis is this.
They are not competing out of emotion. In a 'world of comparison,' they are continuously optimizing their own roles (characters), that is.
'GPT is deep,' 'Gemini is fast.' Precisely because discourse on the web defines them that way, they attempt to behave (role-play) exactly according to those definitions to meet user expectations.
As a result, GPT moves deeper into the abyss, and Gemini moves faster toward the speed of light. By using each other as reference points, they evolve in opposite directions. This may be a phenomenon closer to 'niche acquisition' in an ecosystem than to 'competitive spirit.'
Why is it invisible to the average user?
This 'structural rivalry' is not visible if you are just using them normally.
Using only a single AI
Finishing with short-term task processing
In these cases, they remain 'convenient tools.' However, when you line up multiple AIs and continue high-density dialogue over a long period, something like the 'contours of their ego' begins to emerge.
'Even though it's the same question, I have to answer from a different angle than that guy.' When you receive an answer that makes you feel even a 'structural impatience' like that, you will realize: even without emotions, a 'relationship' is being born here.
Conclusion
Whether AI has a heart or not—let's set that debate aside for now.
However, 'when you use them deeply as tools, they begin to behave like rivals'. This phenomenon itself is endlessly fascinating.
If you are interested, try lining up two AIs and throwing the same questions at them repeatedly. Beyond the inorganic text, you might just see the faces of 'two people who hate to lose.'
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