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Claude Generates 10 Novel Untried Scientific Experiments in Prompt Test

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OPAnders Sandberg#1054Anders Sandberg@ANDERSSANDBERG

I could not resist trying a quick experiment, prompting Claude by this discussion (or not) and asking for 10 novel but simple scientific experiments that have not been done yet.

2:21 AM · May 18, 2026 View on X
REPLYAnders Sandberg#1054Anders Sandberg@ANDERSSANDBERG

While both lists had some interesting ideas, I think the hyperpolation-primed one (left) was a bit better. Indeed, some of these experiments should probably be tried by someone!

Anders SandbergAnders Sandberg@anderssandberg

I could not resist trying a quick experiment, prompting Claude by this discussion (or not) and asking for 10 novel but simple scientific experiments that have not been done yet.

9:21 AM · May 18, 2026 · 315 Views
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