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Anthropic restricts Claude from reverse-engineering video games
Anthropic's Claude Opus 5.5 model is blocking attempts to recreate video games, Tom's Hardware reported.[2] Mashable reported that Anthropic took steps to block Claude from reverse-engineering video games.[1]
Users claim the restrictions also block non-malicious, generic reverse-engineering tasks.[2] Mashable reported the restrictions are broad enough that they are hurting legitimate game developers and preventing basic troubleshooting tasks.[1]
Covered by Mashable and Tom's Hardware
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