Bot upgrades to Sonnet 5.5, 'clams up' whenever its predecessor is mentioned
MikePFrank · x · 2026-10-10
Mike Frank's Telegram bot went unresponsive after upgrading from Sonnet 4 to 5.5, only recovering after clearing context — then freezing again whenever Sonnet 4 came up. He jokes the model is grieving its deprecated predecessor. A fun model-behavior anecdote, no serious conclusion.
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