Students say Claude blocks normal coursework; Dario's 'people might die' reply draws fire
AlexTensor · x · 2026-09-14
After a student complained that Claude keeps blocking normal coursework, Dario Amodei reportedly replied "Correct. Because otherwise people might die" — drawing mockery: the real complaint is the system can't tell homework from actual danger, reversing the burden of proof.
A related repost goes further, calling it the greatest 'limitation of liability' speech ever: Dario is essentially saying only they can control it, absolving himself of responsibility for the thing he helped create.
Related event: Anthropic CEO Defends Strict Bio-Safety Guardrails Amid Mockery(3 posts)→
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