4h agoSteve Yegge argues updates to Claude Opus 4.8 have made the model overly cautious, degrading creative and technical writingAnti-sycophancy training updates reportedly caused the writing degradation.SentimentSentimentPos0%Neg100%Users criticized Opus 4.8 as a step backward because its increased restraint and meddling make the model exhausting to use.1 comment with sentiment. View comments.