Anthropic walks back policy that could have 'sabotaged' AI researchers using Claude
Bedrovelsen · x · 2026-10-27
Anthropic reversed a controversial policy that would have covertly limited Claude's ability to help researchers develop competing AI models — criticized as potentially "sabotaging" AI researchers who use Claude. The company changed course after researchers spoke out. The poster shares the news with a pointed joke: "Name your favorite backdoored model."
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