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Clauding

/ˈklɔː.dɪŋ/ (rhymes with 'applauding', which is considered aspirational)gerund of disputed originExperimental

Etymology

from the proper noun Claude (origin: Fr., meaning 'lame' - an etymology the documentation team has repeatedly requested be omitted) + the -ing suffix applied by an engineer who thought it was funny and was correct

Definition

The ineffable, self-referential act of being Claude while performing the act of being Claude. Clauding cannot be fully defined without invoking itself, a property that the philosophy team considers either a profound insight or a bug, pending review. It is the only spinner verb that is also, technically, its own etymology.

Diagram

  ┌─────────────────────────┐
  │                         │
  │   [CLAUDE] ──Clauding──►│
  │      ▲                  │
  │      └──────────────────┘
  │    (self-reference nominal)
  └─────────────────────────┘

Usage

"The model was observed Clauding for the entirety of the session, which was expected, as Clauding is the ground state from which all other spinner verbs emerge and to which they return." - Anthropic Research Blog, 'On the Ontology of Clauding', March 2024

See Also

CerebratingCoalescing