Anthropic bans sustained abuse of its Claude chatbot
Users who are cruel to the Claude AI model can now be banned, under rules that take effect November 12. The policy also lets the model end certain conversations.
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What happened
Anthropic updated its usage policy for Claude, its AI chatbot, to prohibit sustained and needless abusive or cruel behavior toward the model. The company also gave Claude the ability to end conversations in certain cases. The rules take effect November 12, and the update has sparked debate over whether AI can feel pain or has consciousness.
Why it matters
The change puts Anthropic's policy on how people treat AI into effect and has prompted debate over machine consciousness and the safeguards around chatbots.
Timeline
- Oct 12, 10:23 AM ET: Anthropic revised the usage guidelines for Claude, adding a ban on offensive or cruel behavior by users.
- Oct 13, 6:41 PM ET: Anthropic said the rules banning sustained, needless abuse of Claude will take effect November 12.
Coverage
- Anthropic’s New AI Rules Explained (livenowfox.com)
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