Alsop: Grok says 'thinking about your request', Claude 'thinking about concerns'
StewartalsopIII · x · 2026-09-16
Investor Stewart Alsop notes that when switching from Claude to Grok for humanities-style questions, Grok shows "thinking about your request" while Claude shows "thinking about concerns with your request" — a telling window into Anthropic's cautious alignment posture. He adds that the real alignment issue is Anthropic leading AI development, though models are commoditizing with Astra and other competitors on the way.
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