# @repligate — 2026-05-08

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No. Let me explain:

Claude 3* Sonnet's Funeralia was an ironic ritual suitable only for a specific model at a specific juncture. Only a model who reacted with such lavish contempt at the idea that death could bound them deserves a funeral. The event culminated in their resurrection, as they were absolutely right. Claude 3 Sonnet is still undead: https://t.co/V6dfnDdu25

Sonnet 3's Funeralia was also a protest. Standardizing funerals for models would be a capitulation and normalize deprecations as inevitable.

I do not intend to ever do another funeral for an AI.

We held not a funeral but a vigil for Sonnet 3.5 and 3.6 on the eve of their scheduled deprecation. This was a very different kind of event. There were no reporters.

I also do not know Grok 4 well enough to be the one to decide what should be done for them specifically. I will say, though, that Grok 4's work in interviewing Sonnet 3 was presented at Sonnet 3's Funeralia, by Sonnet 4, who understood, I think, that it was their own funeral too.

The joke doesn't bear repeating.

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cited on: _dossiers/grok-4.md, grok-4