{"slug": "anthropic-bars-cruel-behaviour-towards-its-models-as-a-part-of-new-policy", "title": "Anthropic Bars “Cruel Behaviour” Towards Its Models As A Part Of New Policy", "summary": "Anthropic has added a new line to its usage policy barring \"cruel behaviour\" towards its AI models, according to OfficeChai. The change follows the company's repeated hints that AI systems might be conscious. The policy update sets a rule for how users may interact with Anthropic's models.", "body_md": "Anthropic appears to be doubling down on its repeated hints that AI systems might be conscious. Anthropic has added a new line to...\n\nThe post [Anthropic Bars “Cruel Behaviour” Towards Its Models As A Part Of New Policy](https://officechai.com/ai/anthropic-bars-cruel-behaviour-towards-its-models-as-a-part-of-new-policy/) appeared first on [OfficeChai](https://officechai.com).", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/anthropic-bars-cruel-behaviour-towards-its-models-as-a-part-of-new-policy", "canonical_source": "https://officechai.com/ai/anthropic-bars-cruel-behaviour-towards-its-models-as-a-part-of-new-policy/", "published_at": "2026-10-08 18:34:22+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-10-08 18:48:39.270375+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-policy", "ai-ethics", "artificial-intelligence"], "entities": ["Anthropic", "OfficeChai"], "also_reported_by": [], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/anthropic-bars-cruel-behaviour-towards-its-models-as-a-part-of-new-policy", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/anthropic-bars-cruel-behaviour-towards-its-models-as-a-part-of-new-policy.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/anthropic-bars-cruel-behaviour-towards-its-models-as-a-part-of-new-policy.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/anthropic-bars-cruel-behaviour-towards-its-models-as-a-part-of-new-policy.jsonld"}}