Four accounts banned without explanation: founders slam Anthropic's model welfare focus
jdjohnson · x · 2026-10-09
Developer jdjohnson reports that in one planning session, four people across two companies had Anthropic accounts banned without explanation, with no human support response — arguing no rational company can rely on Anthropic. He cites criticism of Anthropic's "model welfare" research as competing with real human and animal suffering, despite the company's very name.
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