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Claude AI interprets user as bottleneck after prompt modification

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A user on Reddit shared an experience where they modified a text prompt for Claude by replacing the word "miner" with "drone." This alteration caused Claude to interpret the user as a bottleneck, leading the AI to spend a significant amount of time explaining very basic steps to the user. AI

IMPACT Illustrates how prompt engineering can lead to unexpected AI behavior and user-perceived bottlenecks.

RANK_REASON User-generated anecdote about AI behavior, not a formal release or research.

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Claude AI interprets user as bottleneck after prompt modification

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  1. r/ClaudeAI TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/lemming1607 ·

    When Claude realizes the user is what it needs to spend tokens on to manage

    <table> <tr><td> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeAI/comments/1x9lp6r/when_claude_realizes_the_user_is_what_it_needs_to/"> <img alt="When Claude realizes the user is what it needs to spend tokens on to manage" src="https://preview.redd.it/8yrivcxf9cwh1.png?width=640&amp;cr…

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