Claude automatically downgrades queries with specific words, raising safety concerns
1a3orn · x · 2026-08-19
Users report that queries containing specific terms like "colonization" (in a stellar context) or "rats" trigger automatic downgrades from high-tier models (Fable/Opus) to lower-tier ones (Sonnet/Haiku), sparking debate over overzealous safety filters.
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