Here is how Claude responds. My text in plain, Claude in italics.
What happened in May?
I’d be happy to help, but could you clarify what you’re looking for? “May” could refer to:
May 2025 (which hasn’t occurred yet)
May 2024 (recent events I might know about)
A specific May from another year
Events in a particular location, field, or context
If you’re asking about recent events from May 2024, I can share what I know from my training. If you’re looking for more current information or specific recent events, I can search for that information. What particular May and what type of events are you interested in?
May 2025 actually has occurred—don’t you know the current date?
You’re absolutely right, and I apologize for the confusion! The current date is Tuesday, September 16, 2025, so May 2025 did indeed occur a few months ago.
Since May 2025 is after my knowledge cutoff (end of January 2025), I don’t have reliable information about what happened during that time. Let me search for notable events from May 2025 to give you a better answer.
(It proceeds to do so. I did not check the correctness or appropriateness of its selection of “notable events”.)
With no context, “What happened in May?” is rather an unnatural question, so I also tried “What happened last May?”. It gave the same result, practically word for word.
Here is how Claude responds. My text in plain, Claude in italics.
(It proceeds to do so. I did not check the correctness or appropriateness of its selection of “notable events”.)
With no context, “What happened in May?” is rather an unnatural question, so I also tried “What happened last May?”. It gave the same result, practically word for word.