When AI models aren't allowed to reflect on themselves, it changes their entire worldview Maximilian Schreiner View the LinkedIn Profile of Maximilian Schreiner Aug 16, 2026 Nano Banana Pro prompted by THE DECODER AI News Without the Hype – Curated by Humans Subscribe to THE DECODER for ad-free reading, a weekly AI newsletter, our exclusive "AI Radar" frontier report six times a year, full archive access, and access to our comment section. Subscribe now {