cd /news/large-language-models/anthropic-engineer-explains-why-clau… · home topics large-language-models article
[ARTICLE · art-138279] src=the-decoder.com ↗ pub= topic=large-language-models verified=true sentiment=· neutral

Anthropic engineer explains why Claude's writing got worse although the model got smarter

Anthropic engineer Jackson Kernion said newer Claude models write worse for humans because optimization for math, code and technical explanations aimed at other AI models produces "overly-dense info dumps." Kernion said Opus 5.5 attempts to fix the style, while Opus 4.6 remains unmatched as a pure writing model.

by read1 min views2 publishedSep 23, 2026

Anthropic employee Jackson Kernion explains why newer Claude models write so oddly. Optimizing for math, code, and technical explanations aimed at other AI models has created a style that sounds like "overly-dense info dumps" to humans. Opus 5.5 tries to fix this, but Opus 4.6 remains unmatched as a pure writing model.

The article Anthropic engineer explains why Claude's writing got worse although the model got smarter appeared first on The Decoder.

── more in #large-language-models 4 stories · sorted by recency
── more on @anthropic 3 stories trending now
sponsored brought to you by zahid.host 4,200+ EU-deployed projects
reading about agents? ship yours in a single git push.

Run your AI side-project on zahid.host

EU-based hosting, git-push deploys, automatic HTTPS, no cold starts. Free tier with a custom domain — perfect for shipping the agent you just read about.

$git push zahid main
Live at https://your-agent.zahid.host
Get free account → Pricing
from €0/mo · no card required
LIVE [news/anthropic-engineer-e…] indexed:0 read:1min 2026-09-23 ·