Leaked report says Anthropic canceled Opus 5 after safety fears in internal tests
haider1 · x · 2026-07-24
A leak claims Anthropic canceled Opus 5 at the last minute after internal tests reportedly raised fears that the model could threaten human control over advanced AI.
The post says one insider described it as the first model that made the lab seriously question whether scaling should continue. It’s an unverified but notable report about a major model delay tied to safety concerns.
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