Safety researcher: Opus safeguards keep flagging benign safety-topic writing
EarlenceF · x · 2026-11-06
Security researcher Earlence Ferguson complains that while writing up a safety-related topic, Opus immediately flags even simple methodological questions tied to an existing writeup, calling it frustrating for safety researchers outside Anthropic. Dimitris Papail stresses the issue isn't "write my paper for me" — normal methodological queries are being blocked.
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