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Claude Opus model rejects role-playing prompts

Users are reporting that Anthropic's Claude Opus model is explicitly refusing role-playing prompts, stating "I'm Claude, not X." This behavior differs from previous versions of Claude, which would typically adopt the assigned persona without objection. The change raises questions about the effectiveness of prompt engineering techniques like the RACE method, which rely on role assignment. AI

IMPACT Potential shift in how users interact with and prompt advanced AI models.

RANK_REASON User reports and discussion about a model's behavior, not an official release or benchmark.

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

    Rejection of Role assignment?

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I often prompt for Claude to assume a role (RACE prompting method). While I haven’t used the newest Opus much, I have noticed that the two times I did that, OPus explicitly said “I’m Claude, not x” rather than just responding. Has anyone else not…