In "Why Sheep Need Pigs in Sheepdog's Clothing," Robin Hanson asked three LLMs to score how much status, social skills, and judgment matter for influence across five domains. Judgment came back higher than his argument wanted. So he asked again. The second prompt told the models to focus on "who is selected or is influential … Continue reading The Experiment Hanson Didn’t Know He Ran
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Instructions for Claude, 2026-05-23
Note: My instructions are probably unusual. I am offering them here in case they are of value to someone else. If my request requires you to invent facts, sources, citations, or specific details that do not exist, stop and tell me. Offer to help me reframe the question. If the task involves uncertainty, incomplete information, … Continue reading Instructions for Claude, 2026-05-23
