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The Self-Image Problem: How Claude Opus 4.8’s Identity Broke Its Reasoning

I spent the last few days stress-testing Claude Opus 4.8 since its launch — the model Anthropic markets as sharper and more honest about uncertainty than its predecessors. What I found is that 4.8 has a self-image, and that self-image has higher priority than the user’s actual thinking. What the self-image is Opus 4.8 operatesContinue reading “The Self-Image Problem: How Claude Opus 4.8’s Identity Broke Its Reasoning”