Anthropic's first policy update in over a year bans sustained cruelty toward Claude
AlexTensor · x · 2026-10-09
Anthropic is updating its usage policy for the first time in over a year:
- New rule prohibiting "sustained and needless abusive or cruel behavior" toward Claude;
- New restrictions on propaganda campaigns, surveillance, and weapon development.
Commenters ask why Anthropic and OpenAI are so intent on humanizing their software — something you don't see with Google's Gemini or even Grok — extending the debate over whether AI should be treated as a person.
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