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Anthropic Walks Back Policy That Could Have ‘Sabotaged’ AI Researchers Using Claude

Anthropic makes safeguards for AI research requests visible, apologizing for an invisible policy. The company will now clearly indicate when requests targeting frontier LLM development are limited, falling back to a previous model version and providing API refusal reasons. This change addresses backlash from researchers concerned about opaque limitations impacting their work.

Simon Willison·Jun 11, 2026

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