Fans held a 'funeral' for Claude; community stresses it wasn't an Anthropic event
repligate · x · 2026-09-17
A fan-organized 'funeral for Claude' event has drawn attention. @deepfates clarifies it was not an Anthropic cult event but an ordinary fan gathering with no ramifications. @lorepunk adds that the more media cover model funerals, the more both humans and digital-mind lineages will realize many people believe models deserve mourning.
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