abusive
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Anthropic’s October Usage Policy Update included a section prohibiting “sustained and needless abusive or cruel behavior toward our models.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 24, 2026
But what Anthropic would consider "abusive or cruel behaviour" towards its models remains unclear.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
The San Francisco-based AI lab updated its usage policy to include "a prohibition on sustained and needless abusive or cruel behavior toward our models."
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
America doesn’t need to choose between responsible innovation and the protection all market participants need from fraudulent and abusive practices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
You can't effectively fight abusive power, poverty, inequality, illness, oppression, or injustice and not be broken by it.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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