Source: Anthropic is preparing a model with superior intuition and reasoning that can discern unstated intentions and is better at thinking outside of the box
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If frontier models start reliably inferring unstated intent, the UX frontier shifts from prompt engineering to expectation management and consent. Teams deploying these systems will need much tighter logging, disclosure, and guardrails around what the model is “reading between the lines.”
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