Anthropic safeguards block routine stock research queries
Anthropic's bio-related safeguards have triggered complaints by blocking routine queries such as stock research unrelated to biological risks. Policy scholar Dean W. Ball called the measures overeager and user-hostile after they activated during ordinary tasks. Founder Danielle Fong noted the restrictions render portions of the system borderline unusable for professional work, pointing to friction between safety filters and standard user workflows.
#349Dean W. Ball@DEANWBALLit is shocking to me how bad/overeager anthropic's bio-related safeguards are. actively user hostile. I am hitting them doing *stock* research.
@DanielleFong @xix it is indeed negatively productive; I spent significant time in plan mode with claude on an idea. only once we hit execution did the safeguards come--again, on an investment project!
Danielle Fong 🔆@DanielleFong@deanwball it's insane. maybe @xix can help you look into this. it's not just borderline unusable. it's a usability sink
#882Danielle Fong 🔆@DANIELLEFONG@deanwball it's insane. maybe @xix can help you look into this. it's not just borderline unusable. it's a usability sink
@deanwball @DanielleFong Yeah this happened to me when trying to understand Hantavirus.
Dean W. Ball@deanwballit is shocking to me how bad/overeager anthropic's bio-related safeguards are. actively user hostile. I am hitting them doing *stock* research.