Why does Claude seem to make abstract things into actors?

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tl;drThere is a unique phenomenon in Claude's (specifically Fable 5's) unique way of writing (known as Claudish or Claudelish) where inanimate, non-agentive things are given the ability to act with one another.This is possibly related to the reported over-elaboration/increased verbosity in Fable 5's model card, but that connection is not explored here.I suggest one possibility as to why Claude might be doing this, specifically that this aspect of Claudish may reflect a relational way of organizi...

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