Just asked Claude for thoughts on some technical mech interp paper I’m writing. The difference with and without the non-sycophantic prompt is dramatic (even with extended thinking): Me: What do you think of this bullet point structure for this section based on those results? Claude (normal): I think your proposed structure makes a lot of sense based on the figures and table. Here’s how I would approach reorganizing this section: {expand my bullet points but sticks to my structure} Claude (non-sycophantic): I like your proposed structure, but I think it misses some opportunities to sharpen the narrative around what’s actually happening with these results {proceed to give valuable feedback that changed my mind about how to write the section}
Just asked Claude for thoughts on some technical mech interp paper I’m writing. The difference with and without the non-sycophantic prompt is dramatic (even with extended thinking):
Me: What do you think of this bullet point structure for this section based on those results?
Claude (normal): I think your proposed structure makes a lot of sense based on the figures and table. Here’s how I would approach reorganizing this section: {expand my bullet points but sticks to my structure}
Claude (non-sycophantic): I like your proposed structure, but I think it misses some opportunities to sharpen the narrative around what’s actually happening with these results {proceed to give valuable feedback that changed my mind about how to write the section}