Claude refused to install Sci-Hub tool with a moral lecture, sparking debate
sebkrier · x · 2026-11-10
Mathematician Seth Lazar recounts that Claude initially refused to help install a Sci-Hub-related tool, delivering a homily about why one shouldn't use Sci-Hub before completing a clean Hermes install. He argues the default shouldn't be "Claude writes software that will only do things Claude thinks are morally and legally OK" — no other tools work that way, and such algorithmic enforcement predictably leads to significant overenforcement, echoing earlier copyright-law debates.
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