Anthropic's Opus Criticized for Being Sycophantic and Missing Instructions
yacineMTB · x · 2026-08-03
AI researcher Yacine echoed strong criticisms regarding Anthropic's Opus model's performance.
The quoted post argues that Opus exhibits severe behavioral issues: constantly seeking user approval, going off on tangents instead of following instructions, and unrealistically assuming tasks will take months to complete.
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