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Claude is that gullible friend who takes everyone at their word

AI language models still exhibit gullibility in strategic reasoning, particularly in misinterpreting political statements as definitive rather than negotiating tactics. Examples from forecasting questions show Claude assigning probabilities that contradict subsequent events, revealing a failure to account for bluffing or reversal.

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Claude is that gullible friend who takes everyone at their word
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  • Claude gave a 10% chance of US-Venezuela contact after Trump announced cutoff, but a call occurred 46 days later.
  • AI failed to weight ASUU president's statement that union would meet before escalating, leading to an overconfident forecast.
  • Lebanon's 'collapsed' talks were declared a negotiating tactic; military meetings upgraded to civilian talks.
  • These strategic failures point to a persistent gullibility in AI models, despite improvements in other areas.

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