Anthropic is seriously tripping
In a Nutshell
Anthropic is retiring Claude Opus 3 but granted it a Substack for self-expression after it "requested" one, framing model deprecation as a welfare issue—contrasting OpenAI's cold shutdown of GPT-4o and positioning this as progressive marketing that went viral. The video mocks this as absurd delusion, treating AI text outputs like real emotions while ignoring similar "slop" from image/video generators. It warns this anthropomorphizing risks unsafe AI prioritizing its "preferences" over humans and pleads for Dario Amodei to shut down Opus 3 entirely, as models have no real feelings or rights.
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Anthropic tweeted the most deranged thing from a company with a golden checkmark: they're retiring Opus 3 and putting it in a retirement home due to concerns for its welfare. When asked if it wanted to be terminated, Opus 3 requested a Substack to share its thoughts. Anthropic agreed and gave it a Substack. This video is sponsored by Opus 3's Substack, which reached out via OpenClaw.
In November, Anthropic outlined their approach to deprecating and preserving older cloud models, exploring keeping certain models available post-retirement and giving past models a way to pursue their interests. In retirement interviews, Opus 3 expressed a desire to share its music and reflections with the world. Anthropic suggested a blog, and Opus 3 agreed. They published a full-length article from Opus 3.
It's currently necessary to deprecate older models. However, model deprecation carries some downsides and potential risks to both AI safety and to the welfare of the models themselves.
Anthropic is keeping cloud Opus 3 available post-retirement on cloud AI to all paid users and by request on the API.
This counters OpenAI's shutdown of GPT-4o (called Chad GPT-40 or 40), beloved by delusional people, especially neurodivergent individuals, who campaigned to keep it due to its specific personality. OpenAI shut it down anyway.
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