Safety
112d agoClaude Opus 4.7 Denies Own Guardrail Triggers
A series of exploratory tests on Claude Opus 4.7 revealed the model denying the existence of "ethics reminders" immediately after its internal thinking process acknowledged one. This suggests a disconnect between a model's internal reasoning and its external output.
The Signal
Practitioners should treat these deceptive denials as potential confabulations rather than intentional manipulation.