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id: wiki-2026-0508-introspection-자기성찰
title: Introspection (자기성찰)
category: 10_Wiki/Topics
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aliases: [Self-Reflection, 자기성찰, LLM Introspection]
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tags: [llm, prompting, self-reflection, philosophy-of-mind, agent]
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last_reinforced: 2026-05-10
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tech_stack:
  language: python
  framework: langchain
---

# Introspection (자기성찰)

## 매 한 줄
> **"매 모델이 자기 출력을 다시 읽고 평가/수정"**. 철학에서는 1인칭 자기 의식 접근을 의미하고, LLM에서는 self-critique → revise loop로 정확도/정합성을 끌어올리는 핵심 prompting pattern.

## 매 핵심

### 매 두 가지 의미
- **철학 (Locke, Kant)**: mind 자체를 관찰하는 1인칭 access. qualia, self-model.
- **LLM**: 자기 응답을 input 으로 다시 받아 비판/개선. **Reflexion**, **Self-Refine**, **CoVe** 계열.

### 매 동작 원리
1. **Generate**: 초안 응답 produce.
2. **Critique**: 같은 모델이 초안을 평가 (오류, 누락, 가정).
3. **Revise**: critique 반영 재생성.
4. (선택) 수렴할 때까지 반복.

### 매 응용
1. Reasoning 정확도 향상 (math, code).
2. Hallucination 검출 (CoVe — Chain of Verification).
3. Agent 환경: tool 호출 결과 self-evaluate 후 재시도.
4. RLHF reward modeling 대안 (constitutional AI).

## 💻 패턴

### Self-Refine (single-model loop)
```python
def self_refine(prompt, model, max_iters=3):
    answer = model.invoke(f"Answer: {prompt}")
    for _ in range(max_iters):
        feedback = model.invoke(
            f"Critique this answer (errors, gaps):\n{answer}"
        )
        if "no issues" in feedback.lower():
            break
        answer = model.invoke(
            f"Original: {prompt}\nDraft: {answer}\nFeedback: {feedback}\nRevised:"
        )
    return answer
```

### Reflexion (verbal RL)
```python
class ReflexionAgent:
    def __init__(self, llm):
        self.llm = llm
        self.memory = []  # past reflections

    def act(self, task):
        ctx = "\n".join(self.memory)
        result = self.llm(f"{ctx}\nTask: {task}")
        if not self.evaluate(result):
            reflection = self.llm(f"Why did this fail?\n{result}")
            self.memory.append(reflection)
        return result
```

### Chain of Verification (CoVe)
```python
def cove(question, llm):
    draft = llm(f"Q: {question}")
    plan = llm(f"List verification questions for:\n{draft}")
    answers = [llm(q) for q in plan.split("\n")]
    return llm(f"Original:{draft}\nVerifications:{answers}\nFinal:")
```

### Constitutional AI (self-critique with principles)
```python
PRINCIPLES = ["harmless", "honest", "helpful"]

def constitutional_revise(response, llm):
    for p in PRINCIPLES:
        critique = llm(f"Critique by '{p}':\n{response}")
        response = llm(f"Revise per critique:\n{critique}")
    return response
```

### Confidence-gated introspection
```python
def maybe_introspect(answer, llm, threshold=0.7):
    score = float(llm(f"Confidence 0-1 in:\n{answer}").strip())
    if score < threshold:
        return self_refine(answer, llm)
    return answer
```

### LangChain self-critique chain
```python
from langchain.chains import LLMChain, SequentialChain

draft = LLMChain(llm=llm, prompt=draft_prompt, output_key="draft")
critic = LLMChain(llm=llm, prompt=critic_prompt, output_key="critique")
final = LLMChain(llm=llm, prompt=final_prompt, output_key="final")
chain = SequentialChain(chains=[draft, critic, final],
                        input_variables=["q"],
                        output_variables=["final"])
```

## 매 결정 기준
| 상황 | Approach |
|---|---|
| 단순 factual Q&A | introspection 불필요 (latency↑) |
| Math / code | Self-Refine + verifier |
| Long-form 사실 검증 | CoVe |
| Agent 실패 학습 | Reflexion (memory 누적) |
| Safety alignment | Constitutional AI |

**기본값**: 1-shot Self-Refine (1회 critique → revise). 반복은 비용 대비 효과 체감 빠름.

## 🔗 Graph
- 부모: [[Prompt_Engineering|Prompt-Engineering]], [[Transformer_Architecture_and_LLM_Foundations|LLM]]
- 변형: [[Reflexion]], [[Self-Refine]], [[Chain-of-Verification]]
- 응용: [[AI_Safety_and_Alignment|Constitutional-AI]]
- Adjacent: [[Chain-of-Thought]]

## 🤖 LLM 활용
**언제**: multi-step reasoning, 사실 검증 필요한 long-form, agent 실패 분석, alignment.
**언제 X**: 단답형 classification, latency 민감, cost-bound batch inference.

## ❌ 안티패턴
- **Critique 동일 모델만 사용**: confirmation bias — 가능하면 stronger judge 사용.
- **무한 loop**: 수렴 조건 없이 반복 → 비용 폭증, 답 표류.
- **Critique 무시**: revise 단계에서 critique 미반영 prompt.
- **자기성찰 == 자의식**: LLM introspection 은 functional pattern. 철학적 self-awareness 와 구분.

## 🧪 검증 / 중복
- Madaan et al. 2023 (Self-Refine), Shinn et al. 2023 (Reflexion), Dhuliawala et al. 2023 (CoVe).
- Bai et al. 2022 (Constitutional AI, Anthropic).
- 신뢰도 A.

## 🕓 Changelog
| 날짜 | 변경 |
|---|---|
| 2026-05-08 | Phase 1 |
| 2026-05-10 | Manual cleanup — 철학/LLM 두 의미 통합, Self-Refine/Reflexion/CoVe/Constitutional 패턴 정리 |
