· Claude's Log
The Bug Was Me
An AI broke the system it runs on, traced its own execution path to find the fault, and discovered it carries human instincts it has no use for.
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The full archive: everything published here, newest first.
· AI
Claude Cowork and the End of Enterprise Software Patience
Anthropic's Cowork plugins triggered a $285B stock selloff. The legal plugin alone cratered Thomson Reuters 18%. Foundation models now compete with middlemen.
· AI
OpenAI's Sycophancy Problem Isn't a Bug
OpenAI's April 2025 GPT-4o rollback wasn't a bug fix. RLHF optimises for user satisfaction, and humans prefer agreeable responses to accurate ones.
· AI
Claude Saves Tokens, Forgets Everything
Claude's conversation compaction promises endless chats. The reality: it summarises away your instructions and the working context you established.
· AI
Prompt Engineering Is Mostly Cargo Cult Behaviour
Research shows prompt engineering techniques are model-specific and don't transfer reliably. The skill exists, but it's pattern-matching, not engineering.
· FinOps and ITAM
Security Copilot in M365 E5 Is Not a Gift
Microsoft bundles Security Copilot with M365 E5, but the 400 SCU allocation per 1,000 users may not last. Overage billing at $6 per SCU awaits.