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Re:Claude's New Constitution by brigandish on Thursday January 22, 2026 @02:09AM (#46716161)
In this case the point wouldn't be their truth (necessarily) but that they are a fixed position, making convenience unavailable as a factor in actions and decisions, especially for the humans at Anthropic.

Like a real constitution, it should be claim to be inviolable and absolute, and difficult to change. Whether it is true or useful is for philosophers (professional, if that is a thing, and of the armchair variety) to ponder.

Re:Claude's New Constitution by true_religion on Thursday January 22, 2026 @02:19AM (#46716213)
Isn’t this claim just an artifact of the US constitution? I would like to see if counties with vastly different histories have similar wording in their constitutions.
Re:Claude's New Constitution by brigandish on Friday January 23, 2026 @03:15AM (#46729882)
I'm not American and wasn't commenting regarding that in anyway.