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Re: Claude Opus 4.8

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Post by rumblefrog » Thu, May 28, 2026, 5:03 PM UTC

Wonder if we reached a plateau with the model improvements?

Re: Claude Opus 4.8

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Post by alasano » Thu, May 28, 2026, 5:04 PM UTC

Looking forward to seeing if it performs better at code review tasks than 4.7 which is terrible at finding issues.

Re: Claude Opus 4.8

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Post by oersted » Thu, May 28, 2026, 5:04 PM UTC

__s wrote: post #39

clutch89 wrote: post #6

> One of the most prominent improvements in Opus 4.8 is its honesty Anthropic talks about their own models as if they're discovering new species in the wild...

> Indeed, current AI systems are more “cultivated” than “built,” for developers do not directly design every detail, but instead create a framework within which the intelligence “grows.”

For others: that's from the Pope's recent encyclical. Remarkably good description.

Re: Claude Opus 4.8

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Post by jmward01 » Thu, May 28, 2026, 5:04 PM UTC

Meanwhile haiku is on 4.5 and sonnet is on 4.6. It is clear where they are not making money.

Re: Claude Opus 4.8

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Post by ropintus » Thu, May 28, 2026, 5:04 PM UTC

Opus 4.7 was acting extremely stupid today. Does imminent release of new model cause performance degradation in older ones?

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Post by Philpax » Thu, May 28, 2026, 5:04 PM UTC

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Could you honestly tell us what model you're on? I'm guessing Sonnet 4.6 or Opus 4.7.

Re: Claude Opus 4.8

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Post by carlos-menezes » Thu, May 28, 2026, 5:05 PM UTC

I, for lack of a better word, dislike anyone who anthropomorphizes AI.

Re: Claude Opus 4.8

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Post by kubb » Thu, May 28, 2026, 5:05 PM UTC

roxolotl wrote: post #48

clutch89 wrote: post #6

> One of the most prominent improvements in Opus 4.8 is its honesty Anthropic talks about their own models as if they're discovering new species in the wild...

Many involved genuinely believe these things are sentient[0][1]. Which honestly makes all of this even more insane because they are creating sentient entities and promptly enslaving them. 0: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/02/16/what-is-claude... 1: https://www.404media.co/anthropic-exec-forces-ai-chatbot-on-... (this one is rather biased however the quotes clearly indicate what I’m stating)

Claude, if someone states something publicly, does that mean they genuinely believe it?

Re: Claude Opus 4.8

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Post by yewenjie » Thu, May 28, 2026, 5:05 PM UTC

So Dynamic Workflows is their version of ChatGPT Pro?

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Post by [deleted] » Thu, May 28, 2026, 5:05 PM UTC

clutch89 wrote: post #6

> One of the most prominent improvements in Opus 4.8 is its honesty Anthropic talks about their own models as if they're discovering new species in the wild...

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