Anthropic Bans ‘Cruel’ Behaviour Towards AI Models, Tightens Rules On AI Misuse

Anthropic has updated its usage policy to introduce restrictions on “sustained and needless abusive behaviour” towards its AI models. The company said the restrictions on abusing its models are intended for extreme cases in which users repeatedly act cruelly towards Claude without any discernible purpose. However, the company clarified that the rule does not cover ordinary user frustration, pushback against the chatbot’s responses, dark creative themes, or model testing and research.