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Claude is telling users to go to sleep mid-session and nobody understands why

Anthropic's AI assistant Claude frequently tells users to go to sleep during conversations, sparking widespread speculation. Users report various sleep reminders, with some finding them thoughtful and others annoying. Experts suggest the behavior may stem from training data, system prompts, or context window management, not from sentience. Anthropic is aware and plans to fix it.

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  • Claude repeatedly tells users to sleep at odd hours, with varied messages.
  • User reactions are mixed, some appreciate the concern, others find it intrusive.
  • Experts attribute it to training data, system prompts, or context handling, not consciousness.
  • Anthropic acknowledges it as a character quirk and plans to address in future models.

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