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ClaudeAI incorrectly flags software debugging as reverse engineering

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A user encountered an unexpected refusal from ClaudeAI when seeking assistance with debugging their own software. The AI assistant blocked the request, citing a violation of terms of service related to reverse engineering or duplicating model outputs, despite the user's prompt clearly stating it was for ordinary software debugging and not model extraction. The user is seeking to understand what part of their prompt triggered this false positive and how to report such issues. AI

IMPACT Highlights potential oversensitivity in AI safety filters, which could hinder legitimate user tasks and debugging.

RANK_REASON User reports a false positive from an AI assistant's safety filters.

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ClaudeAI incorrectly flags software debugging as reverse engineering

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

    False positive: debugging my own software flagged as reverse engineering

    <table> <tr><td> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeAI/comments/1xpxotw/false_positive_debugging_my_own_software_flagged/"> <img alt="False positive: debugging my own software flagged as reverse engineering" src="https://preview.redd.it/xrjweaijd40i1.gif?width=640&amp;crop=s…

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