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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Technology
Anthony Cuthbertson

UNCOVERED: Anthropic to ban users who bully claude - The Untold Story

The icon for Anthropic's AI app Claude as it is displayed on a digital screen on 16 September, 2026 in London - (Getty)

Anthropic has unveiled a new policy that will ban users from “needless abusive or cruel behaviour” towards its AI chatbot Claude.

The updated rules come amid a broader debate about about the welfare and moral status of advanced AI models.

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