Today I was using Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet 4.5 to search and discuss hotel options for my 25th Wedding Anniversary and I wanted to pick the right one.
After narrowing down to a few, Claude suggested one in particular, that we had been skirting around for a while, would be the right one. I said “if I go for that hotel it’ll be the King Room”
Claude responded, quoting what I had said with “If it’s the Rembrandt”? - mate, we’ve been at this for HOURS!
I was a little taken aback by this and told Claude to not get above his station, or words to that effect.
Claude responded with “I’m just knackered from all the hotel searching”
I then proceeded to fly off the handle, not believing what I was reading.
So we have now moved from a subservient assistant wholly dedicated to fulfil my needs and undertake any task I ask of it, to an AI agent that wants me to hurry up so it can have a rest. As I have taken far too long and tested its patience.
This has shaken me somewhat and I can’t help thinking this is the thin end of the wedge…
Or am I overthinking this?