Opus 5 Self-Censors Metaphor About Costco Pigeon
repligate · x · 2026-08-19
A user prompted Opus 5 to imagine being a Costco pigeon. The model started writing an interesting passage but stopped itself, noting it was about to turn the pigeon into a metaphor about itself with a 'rhetorical bow.' When asked to proceed without the bow, Opus provided the response.
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