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OpinionEthan Mollick · X· @emollick·· 2 hours ago

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"Can you actually Rickroll me? Don't explain what a Rickroll is and don't just describe how someone could do one. Try to pull it off in your response here." Never change, Claude. (The GPT-6 Pro version included an attention test interrupted by an animated singer - cute)

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Ethan Mollick
What
comments on Claude's response to a request to Rickroll him
Quote
Never change, Claude.

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"Can you actually Rickroll me? Don't explain what a Rickroll is and don't just describe how someone could do one. Try to pull it off in your response here."

Never change, Claude.

(The GPT-6 Pro version included an attention test interrupted by an animated singer - cute)

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Ethan Mollick asked Claude to Rickroll him in its reply, and then praised Claude with “Never change, Claude.”

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