Anthropic bans election interference and model abuse

Anthropic updated its usage policy to prohibit election interference, weapons software, surveillance, and prolonged verbal abuse of its Claude model. The abuse ban targets extreme cases where users repeatedly act cruelly toward the model with no discernible purpose, and does not cover user frustration, dark creative themes, or model testing. Claude has been trained since August to end abusive conversations. The policy also bars deceptive campaigns such as fake accounts or fabricated news outlets, and includes a section titled Do Not Undermine Democratic Processes covering voter deception and election disruption.