Anthropic bans users from ‘needless abusive or cruel behavior’ towards Claude
Anthropic has updated its usage policy to ban users from engaging in sustained, cruel, or abusive behavior toward its AI chatbot, Claude. The company frames this as a potential welfare intervention while acknowledging uncertainty regarding AI consciousness.
Why it matters
This policy reflects the evolving ethical debate surrounding the treatment of AI models and the potential moral status of advanced machine learning systems.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei looks on as Donald Trump holds a press briefing with AI executives following a meeting on artificial intelligence. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei looks on as Donald Trump holds a press briefing with AI executives following a meeting on artificial intelligence. Anthropic Anthropic bans users from ‘needless abusive or cruel behavior’ towards Claude A spokesperson behind the tech company’s AI chatbot has not yet specified what counts as abusive or cruel content
Prefer the Guardian on Google Anthropic has barred users from exhibiting “sustained and needless abusive or cruel behavior” toward its models, as the company’s leaders continue to ponder machine consciousness.
The Verge first reported the change in policy.
A spokesperson for Anthropic , which is behind AI chatbot Claude, did not immediately respond to an inquiry about what could be considered “abusive or cruel”.
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