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Anthropic's Sonnet 4.6 model exhibits increased refusal behavior

A user reported that Anthropic's Sonnet 4.6 model has become overly restrictive, repeatedly refusing to perform technical evaluations of emotions or provide causal analysis of motivations. The user contrasted this with previous instances where Sonnet 4.6 was helpful in similar tasks. The user speculates that these new guardrails might be a deliberate change, possibly to encourage users to upgrade to the more expensive Opus model. AI

IMPACT Potential for increased model restrictiveness to impact user experience and adoption.

RANK_REASON User report detailing changes in model behavior and speculation on reasons.

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Anthropic's Sonnet 4.6 model exhibits increased refusal behavior

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  1. r/Anthropic TIER_1 Deutsch(DE) · /u/MullingMulianto ·

    Refusal machine

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>It's not even just refusing benign biochem questions like asking why egg proteins boil over in a pot anymore...</p> <p>I asked it to be purely technical in evaluating my own emotions and to not console... and then it started treating me like a te…