Asking for Agent Setup Triggers Safety Flag and Model Downgrade
max_paperclips · x · 2026-08-08
A user testing the Fable 5 model found that simply asking how to set up the Hermes agent by @NousResearch triggered the safety mechanisms. The model flagged the conversation as dangerous and automatically downgraded to Opus 4.8, sparking debate over overly sensitive AI guardrails.
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