Anthropic Bans "Cruel" Behavior Against Its Claude AI

The updated policy does not explicitly cite so-called "model welfare," the idea that AI systems might deserve types of protection usually reserved for living things, but Anthropic and its executives have openly entertained the concept.
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- Tech
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- AI & gadgets, Government schemes
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- NDTV
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- Friday, 9 October 2026, 7:40 am IST
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