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.

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 https://the-decoder.com/anthropic-engineer-explains-why-claudes-writing-got-worse-although-the-model-got-smarter/ appeared first on The Decoder https://the-decoder.com .