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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Technology
Uwa Ede-Osifo

Anthropic bans users from ‘needless abusive or cruel behavior’ towards Claude

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Anthropic’s CEO, Dario Amodei, at a a press briefing with Donald Trump on 29 September 2026 in Washington DC. Photograph: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

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.

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