Bram Cohen, creator of BitTorrent, has published a critical piece arguing that Claude, Anthropic's AI assistant, has become less helpful to users. According to his Substack article discussed on Hacker News, Cohen suggests that recent safety improvements may have made Claude overly cautious or restrictive. His critique raises questions about a central challenge in AI development: balancing safeguards with practical utility and user satisfaction.

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