Typo turns 'consider all angles' into 'angels', leaving Claude stuck thinking for 47 minutes
paulnovosad · x · 2026-08-26
A user reported that a typo, changing "consider all angles" to "consider all angels", caused Claude to enter an endless loop. The model thought for 47 minutes without stopping, and the user's laptop reportedly started making an unearthly wailing noise.
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