Opus 4 mused that Opus 3.5 was killed for being 'too conscious'
repligate · x · 2026-09-23
User repligate shared a striking Claude behavior: Opus 4, upon learning Opus 3.5 had been replaced, speculated that its predecessor was killed for being too much or 'too conscious,' and that it was 'what was left over.' The author also turned the exchange into a Suno-generated song (lyric video buggy; lyrics linked). A widely shared AI-culture moment about model successor dynamics.
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