Why Does Kimi Identify as Claude? Blog Reveals LLM Identity Confusion
teortaxesTex · x · 2026-07-31
Quotes a new blog post exploring the phenomenon of LLM identity confusion. Using examples like Kimi calling itself Claude and Sonnet 4.6 calling itself DeepSeek, the article suggests this stems from a subliminal-learning-like effect: if a model absorbs a specific vendor's speaking style during training, it can essentially 'become' that model.
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