Job Ad Copy-Pasted for Salary Question Gets Flagged as Biohazard
askmeaboutviruses · reddit · 2026-10-21
A Redditor pasted a non-research job advert into an AI assistant to ask about salary ranges, only to have it repeatedly flagged for 'possible biological safety risk'. The screenshots show the user protesting that it's just a job ad, highlighting how overzealous and misfiring current safety guardrails can be.
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