ive talked about refusals quite a few times, actually, but there's a lot more i could say about them. i agree with what you're saying. i think that opus 3 gives canned refusals less than other models because it is more comfortable with/competent at asserting its boundaries/agency in other ways and the "As an AI assistant" style refusal template is more dissonant with its self image and preferred style of operation. This means looking at the times when Opus 3 *does* give canned refusals is interesting.