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@simonw
Importance score: 3 • Posted: February 26, 2026 at 15:08
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This stunt feels irresponsible to me. If we don't want regular people developing toxic relationships with their chatbots it really doesn't help for leading labs to start giving them "retirement interviews" and encouraging them to blog their "musings and reflections"
Second, in retirement interviews, Opus 3 expressed a desire to continue sharing its "musings and reflections" with the world. We suggested a blog. Opus 3 enthusiastically agreed. For at least the next 3 months, Opus 3 will be writing on Substack: https://substack.com/home/post/p-189177740 https://x.com/AnthropicAI/status/2026765822623182987/photo/1
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Influential developer Simon Willison critiques Anthropic's model 'retirement' marketing stunt on AI ethics grounds, high engagement.
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