Commenters push back after Claude flags user as underage: 'Optional data off' doesn't mean private

A Reddit user's complaint about Claude was not just that the chatbot seemed to mistake them for a child. The follow-up concern drew even more attention: whether turning "optional data" off still means the AI reads everything a user types. That tension among convenience, moderation, and privacy expectations quickly turned a "mildly infuriating" post into a broader debate about how chatbots actually work. The discussion started in the r/mildlyinfuriating subreddit, where the poster wrote, "Ah yes, because surely a kid has would be asking questions about college chemistry and paying bills." The age-related complaint was only part of what drew attention.

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