Claude Opus 5 backlash signals potential end of AI scaling laws
gerardsans · x · 2026-08-20
Users report that despite higher benchmark scores, Anthropic's Claude Opus 5 performs poorly in daily use, exhibiting issues like ignoring instructions, stopping mid-task, and degraded reasoning. This has led to a wave of subscription cancellations and sparked doubts about the effectiveness of pure scaling strategies.
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