Anthropic bans users from ‘needless abusive or cruel behavior’ towards Claude

The short version
Anthropic has introduced a policy banning abusive behavior toward its AI, Claude, though definitions of abuse remain unclear.
Key takeaways
- Users are prohibited from needless abusive behavior towards Claude.
- The policy does not cover common frustrations or model testing.
- Claude can end conversations if users are persistently harmful.
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