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Anthropic has rewritten his 25,000-word “Constitution” for Claude. It is the manual for how AI should behave

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Anthropic has published a completely renewed version of the so-called “Claude Constitution”. Yes friends, an AI also needs a constitution, or at least a series of documents that explain with total transparency what direction the company has decided to take with its AI tool. It is a way to save us trouble in the event that become aware. The document The question in question consists of 80 pages and nearly 25,000 words, and basically shows what values ​​Anthropic relies on to train its models and what they hope to achieve with it. Alluding to Asimov, it would be something like a broader and more complex version of his three laws of robotics. Why it is important. Anthropic carries a good time trying to differentiate from OpenAI, Google or xAI, wanting to position itself as the most ethical and safe alternative on the market. This Constitution is the centerpiece of their training method called “Constitutional AI”, where the model itself uses these principles to self-criticize and correct its responses during learning, instead of relying exclusively on human feedback. The document is not written for users or researchers: it is written for Claude. It was time to update. The first version of the Constitution, published in 2023, was a list of principles drawn from sources such as the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights or, as they mention from Fortune, from Apple’s terms of service. Now, according to Anthropic, they have taken a completely different approach: “To be good actors in the world, AI models like Claude need to understand why we want them to behave in certain ways, rather than simply specifying what we want them to do,” affirms the company in its statement. The new document is structured around four fundamental values, and the most interesting thing is that Claude must prioritize them in this order when they conflict: Be largely secure: Do not undermine human AI oversight mechanisms during this critical phase of development. Be broadly ethical: act honestly, according to good values, avoiding inappropriate, dangerous or harmful actions. Comply with Anthropic guidelines– Follow specific company instructions when relevant. Be genuinely helpful: benefit the operators and users with whom it interacts. The majority of the document is concerned with developing these principles in more detail. In the utility section, Anthropic describe to Claude as “a brilliant friend who also possesses the knowledge of a doctor, lawyer and financial advisor.” But it also sets absolute limits, called “hard constraints,” that Claude must never cross: not provide significant assistance for bioweapon attacks, not create malware that can cause serious harm, not assist in attacks on critical infrastructure such as power grids or financial systems, and not help “kill or incapacitate the vast majority of humanity,” among others. Consciousness. The most striking part of the document appears in the section titled “The Nature of Claude,” where Anthropic openly acknowledges its uncertainty about whether Claude could have “some kind of conscience or moral status.” “We are concerned about Claude’s psychological safety, sense of identity, and well-being, both for Claude’s own sake and because these qualities may influence his integrity, judgment, and safety,” they count from the company. The company claims to have an internal team dedicated to “model well-being” that examines whether advanced systems could be sentient. Amanda Askell, the Anthropic philosopher who led the development of this new Constitution, explained told The Verge that the company doesn’t want to be “completely dismissive” about this issue, because “people wouldn’t take it seriously either if you just said ‘we’re not even open to this, we don’t investigate it, we don’t think about it.’” The document also raises complex moral dilemmas for Claude. For example, it states that “just as a human soldier might refuse to shoot peaceful protesters, or an employee might refuse to violate antitrust law, Claude should refuse to assist with actions that concentrate power in illegitimate ways. This is true even if the request comes from Anthropic itself.” And now what. Anthropic has published the entire Constitution under a Creative Commons CC0 1.0 license, meaning anyone can freely use it without asking permission. The company promises to maintain an updated version on its website, considering it to be a “living document and a continuous work in progress.” Cover image | Andrea De Santis and Anthropic In Xataka | Company CEOs say AI is saving them a day of work a week. Employees say otherwise

La Granola promised to be the perfect breakfast. Now we know that you can behave like an undercover dessert

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A bowl with yogurt, red fruits and a rain of granola It is the most shared image on social networks When we talk about healthy breakfasts. But, as is usually the case, it is not all gold that shines. Behind the crunchy brightness of toasted oatmeal and dry fruits can hide a trap: as much sugar as a pastry cake and a metabolic effect that triggers hunger in the middle of the morning. The great change of the granola. To understand the phenomenon you have to go back to its origins. The first version was created in 1863 by the doctor James Caleb Jackson and was called “Granula”: Hard comprehensive grains, without sugar, conceived as dietary remedy. Far from what we see today on the shelves of the supermarket. Over time, the recipe was sweet to conquer palates. As The Independent recalls, 153 years later the sugar became an essential ingredient: first with honey and syrups, then with refined. Granola went from a austere food to mass consumption product, with industrial versions that have little “light”. The perfect combo for a sugar climb. The explanation behind this situation is physiological. Jessie Inchauspé, author of The Glucose Goddesss, explained in The Telegraph That the typical combination of granola – oatmeal, honey -free sugars and dehydrated fruit – is the perfect storm to shoot blood glucose. If you take as the first meal of the day and with an empty stomach, the peak is fast and tall. The problem comes later: that high is followed by an abrupt drop that translates into tiredness, hunger and craving as a sweeter. To this is added what Healthline call “ration effect”: Although many brands talk about portions of 30–45 g, it is usual to be served between 60 and 100 g. Double sugar, double calories, without realizing it, it is added that many granars carry vegetable or coconut oils. They are not “bad” in themselves, but they raise caloric density and facilitate excess. Benefits that are still present. Not everything was going to be bad. Despite the bad reputation of the most commercial versions, the granola also retains virtues if the ingredients are chosen well. As Healthline has pointed outoats, nuts and seeds slow down digestion, help control appetite, improve blood pressure, stabilize glucose and nourish intestinal microbiota. To this are added micronutrients such as magnesium, zinc, vitamin E and antioxidants that reinforce the immune system and fight inflammation. In parallel, The Telegraph He has cited studies They show how a daily intake of three grams of oats oatmeal can reduce the so -called “bad” cholesterol. So how to integrate it? The majority of nutritionists agree that the granola must play the role of companion and not of breakfast. In The Telegraph They recommend treating it as a toping: A couple of tablespoons on Greek yogurt or kefir, with fresh fruit – specially berries – to add fiber and antioxidants. For its part, According to Healthlineyou have to combine it with healthy protein and fats helps reduce the glycemic impact and prolong satiety. The important thing is not to banish it, but to measure the amount and balance the plate. The verdict. Granola is not the enemy, but neither does the panacea. According to dietitian Nichola Ludlam-Raine on The Telegraphit can be a healthy breakfast if you opt for low varieties in added sugars, rich in fiber and integral, and always in the recommended ration. Healthline coincides: It is nutritious and satiating, but many industrial versions are dense in calories and sugars. However, the counterpoint puts it The Independentsince he points out that some commercial granars rival sugar with pastries. In those cases, the result is inevitable: glucose peaks, low energy and early hunger. Image | Unspash Xataka | Of the five rations a day to the challenge of the 30 weekly plants: why diversity on the plate matters more than the quantity

We are drugping the salmon with cocaine and anxiolytics. And that is causing them to behave strangely

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Few animals have suffered both humans and a canine breed: The Pug (or Carlino). Deliberate breeding of this type of dog has given rise to all kinds of physical malformations, with a distorted anatomy (Extremely stoking skull, exposed eyes, compressed airways and dysfunctional jaws) as a result of systematic and cruel artificial manipulation. To the list of creatures to which we make life very complicated We must add another that is adapting to our taste for drugs: salmon. First it was cocaine. June 2020. The officials of the State Agency of the Environment of North-Westphaly (LANUV) ran into a disturbing scene In a German fish farming: Atlantic salmon they were agreed frantically, tried to jump out of the water and showed a chaotic behavior That, according to experts, it could only be explained by a strong feeling of discomfort. Loomed salmon. The situation arose within the framework of a species conservation project, and due to the unusual episode, it was documented in the annual report of the agency under the title of “Salmon with cocaine”. After analyzing the water from the streams that fed the tanks, they ruled out a long list of pesticides, herbicides and common drugs, until they detected two particularly striking substances: yes, cocaine and their metabolite Benzoylecgonine. A documented reality. The clear presence of cocaine in one of the nearby streams led researchers to conclude that a drug reaction could not be discarded, much less. The most plausible hypothesis pointed to a illegal discharge Wastewater in the stream channel, a practice common In Europe and the United States, where clandestine laboratories and drug trafficking networks eliminate their waste in water bodies. Far from being an isolated case, what happened in Germany joined a growing line of investigations that document how illegal drug waste present in rivers and streams directly affect aquatic fauna. In United Kingdom, SpainCentral Europe and other regions, Identified methamphetamineMDMA and other substances at levels that, although low, are enough to alter the fish behavior. A first job. A scientific study was even further: researchers intentionally exposed trout to Methaphetamine dose Similar to those detected in rivers, and observed how they developed signs of addiction, they modified their behavior and, when they were transferred to clean environments, they had symptoms of abstinence. The experiments revealed that many drugs designed to affect the human brain also interact with the neuronal systems of other speciesgenerating unpredictable consequences. And then the anxiolytics. The salmon were much more than the coca. In one unprecedented researcha team of scientists has confirmed that drug waste circulating in rivers not only reaches aquatic species, but are modifying their behavior In full nature. The study, Posted in Sciencefollowed the migration of 279 young salmon from the Atlantic on the Dal River, in Sweden, after implementing slow -release capsules with two medications commonly found in contaminated waters: CLOBAZAMan anxiolytic of the benzodiazepines family, and Tramadolan opioid analgesic. What did they find? The researchers discovered that those salmon exposed to clobazam reached the Baltic Sea in a greater proportion than those not medicated, and did it until three times faster When crossing hydroelectric dams, raffling turbines with an unusual audacity for their species. The result surprised scientists, who expected that excess of boldness to reduce the probabilities of survival. “Artificial” courage. Although in this context the reckless behavior It seemed to facilitate migration (by shortening the time of exposure to dangerous obstacles such as turbines), experts warn that this alteration of natural behavior could have deep ecological consequences. Clobazam caused fish to adopt more individualistic behavior, less gregarious, which could increase your vulnerability before the predators once in an open sea. Parallel experiments in laboratory support this idea: the medical salmon showed Less trend To form banks, an essential collective defense strategy. This tendency to separate from the group would make them more visible and easy to hunt, which raises doubts about their long -term survival capacity, something that the study could not track once the fish reached the Baltic. Silent contamination In the background, another problem. The investigation It provides a conclusive evidence that the effects observed in laboratory with psychiatric drugs (such as a lower response to fear, loss of social behavior and increased risk taking) are also produced in natural conditionsand with doses comparable to those found in real ecosystems. The finding reinforces the concern about the called “Pharmaceutical Soup” which flows through the rivers of the world: more than 900 active pharmacological ingredients have been detected in natural waters, from antibiotics to antidepressants and chemotherapeutics. Many of these drugs act on areas of the brain common to multiple speciesso that fish and other aquatic animals are exposed to non -expected side effects, dangerous combinations and interactions still very little studied. A global threat. The researcher Karen Kidd, a specialist in ecotoxicology, underlined these days that the real risk is in the Multiple substance accumulation with different effects, whose consequences together are unpredictable. For scientists, this is a problem of Planetary scope which demands a systemic response: it is urgent to develop more advanced wastewater treatment stations, capable of eliminating these compounds before they reach the rivers, as well as promoting the design of more biodegradable medications. The key, they warn, is to act before these subtle but constant changes undermine the Ecosystems balance built for millennia. Because, although technology can continue to detect alterations, only a determined action can stop the invisible deterioration of life under water. Meanwhile, among anxiolytics that make them reckless and streams contaminated with cocaine that alter their vital pulse, the millenary fight of salmon against currents and predators has added a new and unprecedented new enemy: the invisible waste of human addictions. Image | Csiro, Pexels In Xataka | Until the 90s nobody in Japan ate sushi with raw salmon. Until a marketing campaign changed everything In Xataka | A gigantic cage 110 meters in diameter designed solely and exclusively for raising salmon: Ocean Farm 1

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