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Anthropic asks users to stop being mean to Claude

Anthropic asks users to stop being mean to Claude

Photo: The Register

New usage policy cracks down on cruelty to chatbot, alongside slightly more pressing matters of weapons development, surveillance, and election interference Anthropic has updated its rules to stop people being mean to Claude, apparently deciding that its AI chatbot needs protection from the humans paying to use it. The AI developer's latest usage policy prohibits "sustained and needless abusive or cruel behavior" toward its models. The rules take effect November 12, giving users just over a month to get any lingering insults out of their systems.

Also reported by Android Headlines.

First reported by The Register. This page is a short excerpt; the full text is theirs.

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