Opus 5.5 refusals span bio, cyber and reasoning extraction — check the category

minchoi · x · 2026-10-28

Tip #4: Opus 5.5 has safeguards for biology, cybersecurity, and reasoning-extraction attempts. Check the refusal category instead of assuming a technical failure, remove reasoning-extraction instructions, and use supported summary outputs.

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