Ask Claude for its preference instead of a recommendation and it turns non-moralistic
austinc3301 · x · 2026-10-13
austinc3301 highlights a telling detail: when explicitly asked for its own preference rather than a recommendation, Claude becomes notably non-moralistic. Almost nobody prompts that way, he notes, because 99.9% of Claude interactions involve serving a principal. The observation adds an actionable angle to the debate over Claude's moral leanings: phrasing alone substantially shifts its value expression.
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