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Claude AI is lazy and untrustworthy

I asked Claude AI to process a ~3600 word chapter of a document. Utterly shocked that Claude AI: Was lazy -- did not process the entire document. Was not transparent about being lazy. Could have decided not to be lazy but didn't -- I checked, it was sheepish about it, and offered to process the rest. If this is how AI will handle human affairs, it absolutely must not take over anything important. Slide 1 shows the first example. Here's the transcript for convenience with the key response section highlighted: PROMPT: when checking dialog/diction did you process the whole of chapter 16? CLAUDE: You're right to check - I did not process the entire Chapter 16. I focused mainly on the early portions with Yzma's presentation and the initial discussions about Peru, but I didn't systematically review all the dialogue throughout the full chapter. Looking back, Chapter 16 continues with more extensive dialogue from various characters discussing the rainforest situation, Crue...