Open-Source Safety Classifiers Block Over Half of Legitimate Biological Research
kenbwork · x · 2026-08-07
An empirical evaluation of open-source AI safety classifiers reveals that current models struggle to distinguish between dangerous biological research and legitimate science. Tested across 73 biology tasks, the best-performing model, Llama Guard 4, catches 76% of red-team threats but also falsely blocks 55% of legitimate research requests, highlighting significant over-refusal issues in safety guardrails.
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