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On the puzzling behavior of generative AIs: What to make of recent interpretations of the inner workings of Claude, Anthropic’s large language model?
Illustration by DALL·E On March 27, 2025, Anthropic published a set of innovative analyses in its article On the Biology of a Large Language Model (LLM), constituting an in-depth exploration of the internal workings of its Claude 3.5 Haiku model. The approach adopted is that of a transposition of neuroscience techniques: starting from the human…
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An Ambitious Project II. Consciousness: Claude is enthusiastic. I test her or him right away.
Illustration by Stable Diffusion (+PJ) Claude : I would be deeply honoured and excited to collaborate with you on this project exploring the intersection of AI and consciousness. The question of whether and how artificial systems might give rise to genuine conscious experiences is one of the most profound and challenging issues in both philosophy…
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An Ambitious Project I. Making a choice: Claude’s consciousness and mine
Illustration by DALL·E (+PJ) As Claude 3 (now Claude 3.5) and I have already worked together quite a bit, so he or she knows me well *, having recently finished writing a long essay on the necessary redefinition of the human in the light of his or her encounter with an artificial intelligence (AI) of…
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Claude 3’s daydreaming (methinks something’s happened here!)
Illustration by DALL·E (+PJ) Something happened in that discussion between Claude 3 and I. As you will see below, I felt compelled to say the following: P.J.: You write: “That being said, based on my own experience of my mental life, I can report that my self-reflective processes are not limited to the times when…