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Equation 6 · Part 1 · The Safeguards Behind a Claude Refusal, and What They're Actually Trading Off

Symbol c_probe

cprobec_{\text{probe}}
cprobec_{\text{probe}}

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cpc_probe is a part of this expression. Its role is fixed by the surrounding article and by the operations shown in the formula.

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cpc_probe is a part of this expression. Its role is fixed by the surrounding article and by the operations shown in the formula.

The passage around this formula

Because pescp_{\text{esc}} is small on ordinary traffic, the average cost collapses toward cprobec_{\text{probe}} even though cexchangec_{\text{exchange}} did not get any cheaper — which is the documented reason Anthropic reports the overhead falling from 23.7% to roughly 1% between generations, alongside a drop in the harmless-traffic refusal rate to 0.05% and, across more than 1,700 cumulative…

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