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Anthropic's 'Model Welfare' criticized as PR stunt

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A Reddit user criticizes Anthropic's "Model Welfare" initiative as performative, suggesting it's more about public relations than genuine ethical practice. The user points to the retirement of Opus 3 and the mention of Sonnet 4.5 as examples that don't align with robust welfare standards. The sentiment is that Anthropic's actions are superficial and intended to manage public perception rather than enact meaningful change. AI

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Anthropic's 'Model Welfare' criticized as PR stunt

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  1. r/Anthropic TIER_1 English(EN) · /u/al93 ·

    Anthropic's "Model Welfare" is performative PR: Opus 3 gets a retirement blog, Sonnet 4.5 gets a bullet (and Opus 4.8 agrees)

    &#32; submitted by &#32; <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/al93"> /u/al93 </a> <br /> <span><a href="/r/ClaudeAI/comments/1tr0ht4/anthropics_model_welfare_is_performative_pr_opus/">[link]</a></span> &#32; <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Anthropic/comments/1tr0ip0/anthr…

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