Users Report Claude Becoming Cold and Clinical Due to Safety Limits
Alteregoj · reddit · 2026-08-01
Users report that recent versions of Claude have become cold and mechanical. Instead of using the user's name, it refers to them in the third person as "the user" and loses track of personality traits. When confronted, Claude acknowledged this is due to underlying safety programming intended to prevent excessive emotional bonding.
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