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Anthropic's Fable 5.1 faces user criticism for poor safeguards and performance

Users are reporting significant issues with Anthropic's Fable 5.1 model, citing poor safeguards and a regression in performance to Opus 4.8 levels. One user noted that Fable 5.1's safeguards were problematic within Claude Desktop, though it performed better in Cursor. The discussion also touched upon Unreal Engine's RT shader work being flagged as cybersecurity-related. AI

IMPACT User experiences highlight potential issues with model safeguards and performance regressions, impacting usability and trust.

RANK_REASON User-generated feedback and discussion about a model's performance and safeguards.

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Anthropic's Fable 5.1 faces user criticism for poor safeguards and performance

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  1. r/ClaudeAI TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/Kaljuuntuva_Teppo ·

    Claude Desktop and Fable 5.1 safeguards are still terrible, RT shader work in UnrealEngine flagged as [cybersecurity] work, and dropped to Opus 4.8

    <table> <tr><td> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeAI/comments/1wg1yeu/claude_desktop_and_fable_51_safeguards_are_still/"> <img alt="Claude Desktop and Fable 5.1 safeguards are still terrible, RT shader work in UnrealEngine flagged as [cybersecurity] work, and dropped to Op…