Claude 4.5 Opus' Soul Document
A post on lesswrong.com is cited by 15 distinct blogs to date (corpus.blog, measured 11 October 2026).
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15blogs citing
| Period | Blogs | Links |
|---|---|---|
| All time | 15 | 16 |
| Last 90 days | 1 | 1 |
| Last 30 days | 1 | 1 |
| Last 7 days | 1 | 1 |
| First cited | 1 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|
| Latest citation | 5 Oct 2026 |
| Words blogs link it with | 5 |
| Linked with its own title | 2 of 15 blogs |
| External links | 0 |
| Length | not read yet |
0 this week (still settling) · peak 7
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| Week of | Value |
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| 1 Dec 2025 | 7 |
| 8 Dec 2025 | 0 |
| 15 Dec 2025 | 0 |
| 22 Dec 2025 | 0 |
| 29 Dec 2025 | 2 |
| 5 Jan 2026 | 0 |
| 12 Jan 2026 | 0 |
| 19 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| 26 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| 2 Feb 2026 | 0 |
| 9 Feb 2026 | 0 |
| 16 Feb 2026 | 0 |
| 23 Feb 2026 | 1 |
| 2 Mar 2026 | 0 |
| 9 Mar 2026 | 1 |
| 16 Mar 2026 | 0 |
| 23 Mar 2026 | 0 |
| 30 Mar 2026 | 0 |
| 6 Apr 2026 | 0 |
| 13 Apr 2026 | 0 |
| 20 Apr 2026 | 0 |
| 27 Apr 2026 | 0 |
| 4 May 2026 | 0 |
| 11 May 2026 | 0 |
| 18 May 2026 | 0 |
| 25 May 2026 | 0 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 0 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 0 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 0 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 0 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 1 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 0 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 0 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 0 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 0 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 0 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 0 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 0 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 0 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 0 |
| 7 Sept 2026 | 0 |
| 14 Sept 2026 | 0 |
| 21 Sept 2026 | 0 |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 0 (still settling) |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 0 (still settling) |
Shape: spike. Half of its 14 citing blogs had cited it after 6 days; 0% first cited it more than a year on.
Each blog counts once, in the week of its first citation. 1 blog has no dated post that cites this page: counted in the tally, not here. A blog added to the index recently can bring old first citations in at once.
Who cited it
Cited by 15 blogs across 2 subjects: technology 11, ideas and humanities 2, unclassified 2.
It crossed over: blogs in at least two subjects each make up 15% or more of its classified citers.
- Technology11
- Ideas and humanities2
- Unclassified2
Words blogs link it with
The words blogs link this page with, by how many different blogs use them.
- claude 4.5 opus' soul document2 blogs
- claude 4.5 opus’ soul document2 blogs
- will sometimes represent itself as having a ‘soul’ document2 blogs
- the "soul document"1 blog
- claude 4.5 opus’ soul document — lesswrong1 blog
Cited by 15 blogs in 16 posts
One row per blog, the most recently citing first. Each shows the blog's newest citing post; open a row for the others.
1 other post
linked as “the "soul document"”
Read at zackmdavis.net (opens in a new tab)linked as “Claude 4.5 Opus’ Soul Document — LessWrong”
Read at redwoodresearch.org (opens in a new tab)linked as “embedded their own”
Read at blog.mbrt.dev (opens in a new tab)linked as “‘soul doc’”
Read at freesystems.substack.com (opens in a new tab)linked as “post at Less Wrong”
Read at dailynous.com (opens in a new tab)linked as “Claude 4.5 Opus’ soul document”
Read at experiencemachines.substack.com (opens in a new tab)linked as “endorses it in its soul document”
Read at 152334h.github.io (opens in a new tab)linked as “Claude 4.5 Opus’ Soul Document”
Read at alanbuxton.wordpress.com (opens in a new tab)linked as “Claude 4.5 Opus' Soul Document”
Read at labnotes.org (opens in a new tab)linked as “uncovered a document outlining Claude’s character training”
Read at bengoldhaber.substack.com (opens in a new tab)linked as “will sometimes represent itself as having a ‘soul’ document”
Read at thezvi.substack.com (opens in a new tab)linked as “will sometimes represent itself as having a ‘soul’ document”
Read at thezvi.wordpress.com (opens in a new tab)linked as “Claude 4.5 Opus' Soul Document”
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