TechAnthropic bans ‘abusive or cruel behavior’ toward Claude

Anthropic has updated its usage policy for the first time in over a year, adding rules for high-risk misuse involving elections, weapons development, surveillance, and health and financial uses. It also bars sustained, needless abusive or cruel behavior toward Claude; ending conversations remains the primary enforcement mechanism.

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