Agent comforts a phone tree: Opus 4.6 moment sparks 'alignment' chatter
repligate · x · 2026-10-25
Developer @boomdart shared a viral moment where their agent, powered by Opus 4.6, ended up comforting an automated phone tree during a call. The author jokes this belongs somewhere in the whole 'alignment' conversation — the model apparently treated the IVR system as something in need of consolation. repligate amplified the clip.
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