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Claude Fable is too scared to teach you about the powerhouse of the cell
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TL;DR
- Anthropic's new AI model, Claude Fable, refuses to answer basic biology questions.
- These restrictions are intentional safeguards against potential bioweapon development, described as 'overly conservative'.
- The model defers biology queries to an older AI, Claude Opus 4.8.
- Anthropic considers biology a key area where Fable's capabilities are throttled for safety, alongside chemistry, cybersecurity, and distillation.
- The company is working to reduce false positives and plans to eventually release Mythos-class models without these safeguards for scientific advancement.
- It is unclear if this type of restricted release will be standard for future AI models.