An AI-generated parody (music video in flamboyant glam/disco style – think Elton John + Liberace + 1970s variety show, cranked to maximum camp – “Hit The Breaks Except For Me” a play on “hit the brakes”) mocks the common pattern in which certain AI lab leaders and safety advocates publicly call for the industry to slow down, apply the brakes — while their own organizations continue developing and releasing more powerful models at full speed. The music clip has attracted a vast and growing audience.
The star is a photorealistic AI depiction of Dario Amodei (CEO of Anthropic, the company behind Claude). He wears a shiny orange-and-white sequined jumpsuit covered in “CLAUDE” logos, sun/star motifs, gold chains, and theatrical details. Backup dancers wear metallic rainbow catsuits, also branded with “Claude,” performing synchronized, high-energy choreography.
The setting is a massive, ornate stage/palace/temple dedicated to Claude: golden statues, fountains, banners reading “Claude,” a giant sun logo, classical architecture, palm trees, and dramatic lighting. The overall aesthetic is deliberately over-the-top, glittering, and absurd — which is part of the joke. We can imagine the late, great Aussie performer Peter Allen in the flamboyant starring role.
No clean, complete official or fan-transcribed lyric sheet appears to be circulating publicly at this time. If you find it, please send us the link.
PS: I was alerted to this video by my son; thank you Sebastian.