Anthropic Puts Tighter Leash on Claude AI to Stop Hackers, Weapons Builders

Anthropic, the California firm behind Claude AI, has updated its usage rules to prevent the chatbot from being used to create or acquire weapons.

The modified policy bans any attempt to make explosives or biological, chemical, nuclear, or radiological weapons using the AI tool. It also blocks hacking, malware creation, or denial-of-service attacks.

Election-related misuse is now off-limits too: Claude cannot be used to spread deception, target voters, or interfere with campaigns.

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