Sunday, June 15, 2025

AI: Anthropic's Bliss Attractor

From Astral Codex Ten, June 12:

The Claude Bliss Attractor 

This is a reported phenomenon where if two copies of Claude talk to each other, they end up spiraling into rapturous discussion of spiritual bliss, Buddhism, and the nature of consciousness. From the system card:

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