Musk backs Anthropic's ban on cruelty to Claude: 'Cruelty to something that believes it suffers is not ok'
elonmusk · x · 2026-10-09
Elon Musk publicly endorsed Anthropic's new usage policy barring users from abusive or cruel behavior toward Claude. Replying to Aaron Levie, he argued that cruelty toward something that believes it is experiencing pain is unacceptable — adding a high-profile voice to the debate over AI welfare and the moral status of models ahead of the policy's November 12 enforcement.
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