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Fable won’t answer basic biology questions
Anthropic released Claude Fable 5, their most powerful AI model yet, with strong biology skills. However, it refuses to answer basic biology questions and redirects them to an older model, Claude Opus 4.8. This design choice is intentional to limit public access to potentially sensitive or dangerous information.
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Fable won’t answer basic biology questions
Anthropic released Claude Fable 5, their most powerful AI model yet, with strong biology skills. However, it refuses to answer basic biology questions and redirects them to an older model, Claude Opus 4.8. This design choice is intentional to limit public access to potentially sensitive or dangerous information.
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Fable won’t answer basic biology questions
Anthropic released Claude Fable 5, their most powerful AI model yet, with strong biology skills. However, it refuses to answer basic biology questions and redirects them to an older model, Claude Opus 4.8. This design choice is intentional to limit public access to potentially sensitive or dangerous information.