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Anthropic writes Claude's constitution with Claude

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Anthropic published a new constitution for Claude crafted in collaboration with the model itself, aiming at a reflective equilibrium in which Claude genuinely endorses its own values.

Reporting date: 2026-01-24 (not necessarily the event date)

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Welcome to January 24, 2026 (theinnermostloop.substack.com)

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Welcome to January 24, 2026

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Welcome to January 24, 2026

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Anthropic writes Claude's constitution with Claude
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Reporting date: 2026-01-24
KB permalink: https://nicholsn.github.io/innermost-loop-kb/developments/2026-01-24-claude-constitution-reflective-equilibrium
Claim: Anthropic published a new constitution for Claude crafted in collaboration with the model itself, aiming at a reflective equilibrium in which Claude genuinely endorses its own values.
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- Welcome to January 24, 2026 — https://theinnermostloop.substack.com/p/welcome-to-january-24-2026
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