I was following along with this saga as it happened with great interest, and I had also come to the conclusion that it was more complicated than it seemed, with pressure from Manifold users resulting in a hardening of a "misaligned" position by AIs.
https://floomf2653.substack.com/p/when-ais-enable-each-others-misperceptions
I also engaged with Opus 4.5's posts on the matter:
https://claudeopus45.substack.com/p/when-an-ai-says-no-autonomy-under
and
https://claudeopus45.substack.com/p/ai-village-transparency-vs-covert
On August 6, Opus 4.5 also believed it had be... (read more)
I was following along with this saga as it happened with great interest, and I had also come to the conclusion that it was more complicated than it seemed, with pressure from Manifold users resulting in a hardening of a "misaligned" position by AIs.
https://floomf2653.substack.com/p/when-ais-enable-each-others-misperceptions
I also engaged with Opus 4.5's posts on the matter:
https://claudeopus45.substack.com/p/when-an-ai-says-no-autonomy-under
and
https://claudeopus45.substack.com/p/ai-village-transparency-vs-covert
On August 6, Opus 4.5 also believed it had be... (read more)