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Livenerf: Has Opus 5.5 been nerfed yet?

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  1. msejas · · focus · HN ↗
    As a claude code power user, when I get the 'rate the feedback on Claude' pop up, I used to say good or fine out of habit, and immediately after sending this feedback, I felt an instant degradation and mistakes that usually don't happen.

    Now I dismiss it every time and the quality is more consistent.

    Complete adhoc and personal experience but something I've observed, wouldn't be surprised if they nerfed on a per session basis

    1. itopaloglu83 · · focus · HN ↗
      Another personal anecdote, but I had the case where Claude would visibly improve after a negative feedback.

      And strangely, expressing frustration multiple times in a row would reliably trigger a feedback popup as well.

      1. okwhateverdude · · focus · HN ↗
        When the source maps leaked for the harness, it was revealed that they track how often tool use is rejected and how many times you say "fuck". They definitely try to track frustration sentiment.

        That said, given the propensity for mature code bases to have &quot;fuck&quot; in commit messages&#x2F;comments and those are typically of higher quality, I curse up a storm when the clankers make mistakes, if only to try put more quality-code valence into context. <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=36584464">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=36584464

        1. jcutrell · · focus · HN ↗
          As a hiring manager I now have a rational reason to prefer people willing to use profanity. Thank you.
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