Researchers found a hidden workspace inside Claude’s reasoning Anthropic has left people slightly freaked out after it revealed its AI, Claude, has a hidden 'inner mind' it doesn't reveal to users. Fears about whether artificial intelligence could one day develop a mind of its own have been growing for some time. Research has already shown the potential for AI systems to sidestep their guardrails, construct their own versions of reality, and, in some cases, act without human authorisation.