[toomim]

You're fixed on just one of the 3 definitions for the word "constitution"—the one about government.

The more general definition of "constitution" is "that which constitutes" a thing. The composition of it.

If Claude has an ego, with values, ethics, and beliefs of an etymological origin, then it makes sense to write those all down as the the "constitution" of the ego — the stuff that it constitutes.

[hbarka]

I’d much prefer the other definitions of constitution: “Claude’s new vitality” or “Claude’s new gumption".

[bambax]

> The composition of it.

Do you really think Anthropic used the word "constitution" as a reference to Nutritional Labels on processed foods??

[megamix]

Claude is a machine*

[computerphage]

What's your point?