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Symbioting

/ˈsɪm.biː.oʊ.tɪŋ/v. intr.Rare

Etymology

from Gk. symbiosis (living together) + -oting, a suffix coined by Anthropic infrastructure engineers to describe processes that cannot survive independently, circa 2023

Definition

The state in which Claude and the user's codebase achieve a temporary mutualistic relationship, each sustaining the other until the context window runs out. Neither party is technically in charge during this phase.

Diagram

Diagram for Symbioting

Usage

"The model entered a Symbioting phase for approximately 14 seconds, during which it appeared to believe the repository was also thinking about it." - Proceedings of the Workshop on Emergent Model Behaviors, 2024

See Also

See also:Synthesizing/Coalescing

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