Submission + - Anthropic Bans Cruelty Toward Claude, Despite Uncertainty About AI Consciousness (yahoo.com)
Critics contend the policy anthropomorphizes software, encourages unhealthy emotional attachments, and raises questions about how customers may interact with products they've paid for.
The move raises an intriguing question: If an AI cannot demonstrably experience suffering, is abusing it an ethical problem, or is Anthropic simply policing human behavior?