Its really interesting now that DuckAI is providing the "thinking" responce of its AI's as well as its output. So I asked Claude:
User prompt 1 of 2 - 5/25/2026, 3:19:41 PM:
what is the etymology of the finnish word 'myrsky'
and it thought and answered:
"Myrsky" (meaning "storm" in Finnish) has roots in Old Norse. The word is believed to derive from Old Norse *mórskaðr* or related forms, which refer to storms or rough seas. It's part of a broader Germanic/Scandinavian word family connected to words meaning storm, tempest, or violent weather phenomena.
The word entered Finnish through contact with Scandinavian languages, particularly during the medieval period when Swedish and other Nordic languages had significant influence on Finnish through trade, cultural exchange, and Swedish rule in parts of Finland. This is a pattern seen with many Finnish words that have Scandinavian origins.
It turns out that Claudes thinking (which I'll give in italics) was this as it crafted an aswer:
Claude Haiku 4.5:The user is asking about the etymology of the Finnish word "myrsky". This is a straightforward linguistic/etymological question about a specific word...
Basically thinking "That's easy!!" ... Well, the answer sounded ok to me. So (being interested) I asked a follow up question
User prompt 2 of 2 - 5/25/2026, 3:20:29 PM:
so, in Old Norse does it mean dark sky?
It was here I noticed a lot more activity on the thinking. So, when I reviewed the thinking, despite its confidence it turns out that Claude may not have been so certain:
Claude Haiku 4.5:
Actually, I'm not entirely certain about the exact Old Norse etymology ...
The thinking as it turns out was:
The user is asking whether in Old Norse the word means "dark sky." I need to be careful here because I made a claim about the Old Norse etymology in my previous response, but I should verify if that's accurate and whether it specifically relates to "dark sky."...
right ...
So, AI is not even "second hand thinking" its "hold my beer while I go dunning kruger" in this case (and perhaps many cases).
The scene if you don't know it:
Just so you know ...
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