Anthropic Draws a Line: No Sustained Cruelty Toward Claude
Anthropic's 2026 usage policy update bans sustained, needless cruelty toward Claude in extreme cases only. The AI can now end abusive conversations, building on model welfare research. The change accompanies tighter rules on deception, elections, weapons and physical actions. It sparks fresh debate over AI's moral status even as the company admits uncertainty.
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