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Priming Claude For Hyperpolation Produces Less Personalized Philosophical Responses

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OPAnders Sandberg#1054Anders Sandberg@ANDERSSANDBERG

When comparing the threads, Claude noted that priming for hyperpolation *reduced* the personalization of the responses. Maybe because the prime pulled in a philosophical direction, producing "cosplaying hyperpolation" (which might result in less useful results!)

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

The attractor structure is invariant to the priming - there is a lot of direct overlap in what is proposed in seemingly independent runs for concepts and applications. That is interesting and concerning (but in line with known issues). Results more due to weights than prompt.

Anders SandbergAnders Sandberg@anderssandberg

When comparing the threads, Claude noted that priming for hyperpolation *reduced* the personalization of the responses. Maybe because the prime pulled in a philosophical direction, producing "cosplaying hyperpolation" (which might result in less useful results!)

9:21 AM · May 18, 2026 · 105 Views
9:21 AM · May 18, 2026 · 97 Views