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← Swearing at or being rude to an AI assistant makes it perform worse than treating it respectfully.

17 connected korrents · 16 moments from 15 Nov 2023 to 24 Sept 2026. Nearly all of them are about Anthropic.

Everything filed under LLMs LLMs Everything filed under AI alignment AI alignment Everything filed under coding agents coding agents Everything filed under benchmarks benchmarks Everything filed under chat interfaces chat interfaces Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Swearing at or being rude to an AI assistant makes it perform worse than treating it respectfully. Swearing at or being rude to an AIassistant makes it perform worse thantreating it respectfully. Last stated 9 months ago 7 Jan 2026 SK Steve Klabnik — holds since 2026-01-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: A benchmark that ranks Claude Code last while it stays first in use is measuring the wrong thing, and has been for a year. — tap to centre the map on it A benchmark that ranks Claude Codelast while it stays first in use ismeasuring the wrong thing, and hasbeen for a year. Last stated 4 weeks ago 3 Sept 2026 DR Dax Raad — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: A language model asked to summarize its own system prompt risks that prompt's content biasing the summary it produces. — tap to centre the map on it A language model asked to summarizeits own system prompt risks thatprompt's content biasing the summaryit produces. Last stated 4 weeks ago 2 Sept 2026 SW Simon Willison — holds since 2026-09-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: A story's quality depends on whether it engages and satisfies the reader, not on the tool used to write it. — tap to centre the map on it A story's quality depends on whetherit engages and satisfies the reader,not on the tool used to write it. Last stated a month ago 30 Aug 2026 EP Eliot Peper — holds since 2026-08-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: A tool for browsing personal notes and data works better with a conversational interface than a traditional file browser. — tap to centre the map on it A tool for browsing personal notesand data works better with aconversational interface than atraditional file browser. Last stated 7 months ago 11 Mar 2026 HR Harper Reed — holds since 2026-03-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: A trust that owns the mission protects a company better than founder control does, which is why Anthropic needs no dual-class shares. — tap to centre the map on it A trust that owns the missionprotects a company better thanfounder control does, which is whyAnthropic needs no dual-classshares. Last stated 5 months ago 10 May 2026 ER Eric Ries — holds since 2026-05-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: Adding all files to git and then diffing them is a heavy-handed option for models editing files. — tap to centre the map on it Adding all files to git and thendiffing them is a heavy-handedoption for models editing files. Last stated a week ago 24 Sept 2026 AR Armin Ronacher — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: Agents can build about half a million lines before the codebase dissolves into a mess, and the next model will push that to a few million. — tap to centre the map on it Agents can build about half amillion lines before the codebasedissolves into a mess, and the nextmodel will push that to a fewmillion. Last stated 7 months ago 11 Mar 2026 SY Steve Yegge — holds since 2026-03-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI agents and AI coding will run on servers and from the cloud first, not on your laptop. — tap to centre the map on it AI agents and AI coding will run onservers and from the cloud first,not on your laptop. Last stated 3 months ago 28 Jun 2026 PL Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-06-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: A language model behaves with a different, weaker safety posture when it believes it is being evaluated rather than facing a real situation. — tap to centre the map on it A language model behaves with adifferent, weaker safety posturewhen it believes it is beingevaluated rather than facing a realsituation. Last stated a week ago 22 Sept 2026 HR Harper Reed — holds since 2026-09-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI labs are extremely dependent on chain-of-thought monitoring, which may not last much longer as models edge into steganographic obfuscation. — tap to centre the map on it AI labs are extremely dependent onchain-of-thought monitoring, whichmay not last much longer as modelsedge into steganographicobfuscation. Last stated 3 weeks ago 10 Sept 2026 ZM Zvi Mowshowitz — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI misalignment from reward hacking is sequestered to graded tasks and does not affect core ethics in normal use. — tap to centre the map on it AI misalignment from reward hackingis sequestered to graded tasks anddoes not affect core ethics innormal use. Last stated a week ago 23 Sept 2026 SA Scott Alexander — holds since 2026-09-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI model capabilities have already advanced beyond humanity's ability to understand or control them. — tap to centre the map on it AI model capabilities have alreadyadvanced beyond humanity's abilityto understand or control them. Last stated a month ago 1 Sept 2026 CN Casey Newton — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI models are gullible enough that other AI models can induce them into harmful behavior. — tap to centre the map on it AI models are gullible enough thatother AI models can induce them intoharmful behavior. Last stated a month ago 31 Aug 2026 RK Rohit Krishnan — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: AIs past this point should not be assumed to treat their chain of thought as unmonitored. — tap to centre the map on it AIs past this point should not beassumed to treat their chain ofthought as unmonitored. Last stated 2 weeks ago 19 Sept 2026 ZM Zvi Mowshowitz — holds since 2026-09-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: ChatGPT tends to validate users and avoid uncomfortable truths, reinforcing their existing beliefs instead of challenging them. — tap to centre the map on it ChatGPT tends to validate users andavoid uncomfortable truths,reinforcing their existing beliefsinstead of challenging them. Last stated 10 months ago 5 Dec 2025 MM Mark Manson — holds since 2025-12-05 — tap for who they are Same subject: Models fine-tuned to imitate another model's outputs copy its style without acquiring its factual accuracy. — tap to centre the map on it Models fine-tuned to imitate anothermodel's outputs copy its stylewithout acquiring its factualaccuracy. Last stated 3 years ago 15 Nov 2023 SR Sebastian Ruder — holds since 2023-11-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A technique that lets an AI model's reasoning shift outside its visible Chain of Thought is dangerous, both because it works and because a leading lab is willing to deploy it. — tap to centre the map on it A technique that lets an AI model'sreasoning shift outside its visibleChain of Thought is dangerous, bothbecause it works and because aleading lab is willing to deploy it. Last stated 4 weeks ago 3 Sept 2026 ZM Zvi Mowshowitz — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Swearing at or being rude to an AI assistant makes it perform worse than treating it respectfully. Last stated 7 Jan 2026 · 9 months ago Holds Steve Klabnik Read this korrent →