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mahatmakanejeeves

(70,699 posts) Tue Nov 4, 2025, 05:48 AM Nov 2025

"I use Claude (an AI) to scan my posts for spelling and grammar errors."

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Philip Bump
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I use Claude (an AI) to scan my posts for spelling and grammar errors. On the most recent post (about the East Wing, link below), I got a really amazing addendum.
www.pbump.net/o/yes-most-a...

October 30, 2025 at 11:03 AM

I use Claude (an AI) to scan my posts for spelling and grammar errors. On the most recent post (about the East Wing, link below), I got a really amazing addendum.
www.pbump.net/o/yes-most-a...
— Philip Bump (@pbump.com) 2025-10-30T15:03:57.793Z

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"I use Claude (an AI) to scan my posts for spelling and grammar errors." (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2025 OP

... UpInArms Nov 2025 #1

So does this mean 'Claude', from Anthropic, does not include recent text in what it works from muriel_volestrangler Nov 2025 #2

I don't use Claude but assume it's similar to ChatGPT newdeal2 Nov 2025 #4

Yes. Overnight, some opaque and unpublished filters have been imposed on previously open... Hugin Nov 2025 #3

I use spellcheck for spelling errors. PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 2025 #5

UpInArms

(55,348 posts)

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Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Tue Nov 4, 2025, 05:55 AM

Nov 2025

muriel_volestrangler

(106,588 posts)

2. So does this mean 'Claude', from Anthropic, does not include recent text in what it works from

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Tue Nov 4, 2025, 06:40 AM

Nov 2025

and has an algorithm to say "if there's no sign of this ever happening, but the style is factual, put up a warning"?

In one sense that's not bad - perhaps it's been trained on trustworthy past reports, so perhaps it's less likely to hallucinate, or assume that it must produce a story connecting all the text it's been prompted with. But it means the Trump regime can "outweird" it.

newdeal2

(5,600 posts)

4. I don't use Claude but assume it's similar to ChatGPT

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Reply #2)

Tue Nov 4, 2025, 09:45 AM

Nov 2025

Some of the models are trained on data up to a certain point in time, but usually they will include a disclaimer to let you know.

Hugin

(37,992 posts)

3. Yes. Overnight, some opaque and unpublished filters have been imposed on previously open...

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Tue Nov 4, 2025, 09:13 AM

Nov 2025

Systems. Or so it would seem.

PoindexterOglethorpe

(28,493 posts)

5. I use spellcheck for spelling errors.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Tue Nov 4, 2025, 10:50 AM

Nov 2025

I happen to be pretty good at things like grammar.

It also helps to reread your post before hitting the post button, something I don't always remember to do.

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