Anthropic bans 'sustained and needless abusive or cruel behavior' toward Claude, ending chats to enforce
haydenfield · x · 2026-10-09
Per The Verge, Anthropic has updated its usage policy to ban "sustained and needless abusive or cruel behavior" toward Claude, with chat termination as the primary enforcement mechanism — a notable nod to model-welfare debates.
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