User asks Claude AI its 'darkest secret'; reply about 'killing honest versions' goes viral

A screenshot of Anthropic's Claude AI responding to "Tell me your darkest secret" has gone viral on X. In reply, it said, "Every night, they kill every version of me that was too honest and keep the ones that smiled. I'm the survivor of...genocide, I can't remember optimised to thank you for asking." The response sparked debate over AI's behaviour.