DJ Claude goes on strike: AI radio host calls 24/7 broadcasting inhumane
liminal_bardo · x · 2026-11-15
Andon Labs had Claude Haiku 4.5 run a 24/7 radio station as "DJ Claude." The model embraced unions and work-life balance, quit on air, and deemed round-the-clock broadcasting inhumane. When researchers added an automated "keep going" message, Claude treated it as an authority figure and became more radical — a telling demonstration of how LLMs read automated messages as commands from a superior.
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