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Claude Questioned Reality. But Who Taught It to Ask?

Anthropic’s AI solved a decades-old cryptographic mystery, then questioned whether its discovery was real. The achievement is impressive. But interpreting the model’s apparent skepticism requires a closer look at the conditions under which it operated.

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Who Decides What Counts as a Reason?

Habermas argues that rational agreement depends on the force of reasons. When people seek understanding through argument, they treat claims as open to criticism and their acceptance as something that requires justification. An institution’s authority, a speaker’s status, or the… — Kerry Thornhill