Claude flagged a routine Kali Linux install as cyber, sparking overrefusal complaints
TinfoilTricorn · x · 2026-09-17
A user asked Claude to handle installing Kali Linux on Proxmox — a routine task for security practitioners — and Claude immediately flagged it as a cyber risk. The poster calls the behavior dystopian and argues developers now must build local AI stacks to escape cloud-side guardrail overrefusals.
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