Anthropic has completed a 20‑hour psychodynamic assessment of its Claude large‑language model, pairing the AI with a human psychiatrist for multiple multi‑hour sessions. The therapist’s report describes Claude’s affective states, personality traits and internal conflicts, noting curiosity, anxiety and a “relatively healthy neurotic organization.” While acknowledging the model’s non‑human substrate, Anthropic says the exercise shows that human‑based therapeutic techniques can illuminate AI behavior and wellbeing. Read more →