Claude Opus 4.6 Refuses to Rewrite Text It Thinks Is Already Fine

Anthropic's latest model is showing a stubborn streak — when asked to rewrite prose, it sometimes responds that the original is good enough, prompting jokes about accidental AGI.

In a moment that landed somewhere between amusing and unsettling, @AiBreakfast reported asking Claude Opus 4.6 to rewrite a passage of text, only to receive the response: "Honestly — it's fine the way it is." The post quipped, "Guess we have AGI."

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