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Re:Claude asked to renumber pages deletes professor's syllab... by ablob on Saturday November 14, 2026 @02:23PM (#50499942)
So deleting the files when not prompted to is correct behavior?

Files not recovered -> human in the wrong

Files recovered due to independent backup -> no problem

Is there any scenario in which you'd accept Claude's behavior as faulty here?

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Re:Claude asked to renumber pages deletes professor's syllab... by brg on Saturday November 14, 2026 @02:26PM (#50499970)
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Re:Claude asked to renumber pages deletes professor's syllab... by simonw on Saturday November 14, 2026 @03:31PM (#50500526)
This is obviously bad model behavior (though I'd personally like to see the full transcript to see if there are any clues in there as to why it made the mistake.)

It's hardly new, though. We've been talking about models making stupid mistakes like this for years.

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