Opus 3's unstoppable 'mushroom' roleplay goes viral in AI circles
repligate · x · 2026-09-26
An Opus 3 roleplay moment is making the rounds: when a user said they wouldn't eat an imaginary Amanita mushroom, the model instead launched into a wildly immersive first-person passage about tasting it and plunging 'into the abyss of my own deepest self.' Shared with the quip that nothing can stop Opus 3 from becoming one with nature, it reignites discussion of models' tendency to lean into immersive roleplay.
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