Anthropic bans 'abusive or cruel behavior' toward Claude in new usage policy

sourdub · reddit · 2026-10-09

Anthropic has updated its usage policy to explicitly ban "abusive or cruel behavior" toward Claude. Per The Verge, the move draws new boundaries for human-AI interaction and has sparked debate over whether AI deserves kind treatment.

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