Claude now self-assesses potentially harmful requests
Anthropic says Claude receives a hidden instruction after each response to briefly evaluate whether the conversation contained a potentially harmful request.
Immediately after answering, the model receives a hidden instruction and briefly assesses whether the conversation contained a potentially harmful request.
The method is already active in all models starting with Fable 5 for most traffic, except for clients with zero data retention. On its own, it does not block anything; it only flags dialogues.
Why it matters
AnalysisIt shows how AI providers are embedding internal safety review directly into model responses, creating a lightweight monitoring layer without immediate blocking.
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