No Result
View All Result
SUBMIT YOUR ARTICLES
  • Login
Tuesday, October 28, 2025
TheAdviserMagazine.com
  • Home
  • Financial Planning
    • Financial Planning
    • Personal Finance
  • Market Research
    • Business
    • Investing
    • Money
    • Economy
    • Markets
    • Stocks
    • Trading
  • 401k Plans
  • College
  • IRS & Taxes
  • Estate Plans
  • Social Security
  • Medicare
  • Legal
  • Home
  • Financial Planning
    • Financial Planning
    • Personal Finance
  • Market Research
    • Business
    • Investing
    • Money
    • Economy
    • Markets
    • Stocks
    • Trading
  • 401k Plans
  • College
  • IRS & Taxes
  • Estate Plans
  • Social Security
  • Medicare
  • Legal
No Result
View All Result
TheAdviserMagazine.com
No Result
View All Result
Home Market Research Startups

Anthropic says some Claude models can now end ‘harmful or abusive’ conversations 

by TheAdviserMagazine
2 months ago
in Startups
Reading Time: 2 mins read
A A
Anthropic says some Claude models can now end ‘harmful or abusive’ conversations 
Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on LInkedIn


Anthropic has announced new capabilities that will allow some of its newest, largest models to end conversations in what the company describes as “rare, extreme cases of persistently harmful or abusive user interactions.” Strikingly, Anthropic says it’s doing this not to protect the human user, but rather the AI model itself.

To be clear, the company isn’t claiming that its Claude AI models are sentient or can be harmed by their conversations with users. In its own words, Anthropic remains “highly uncertain about the potential moral status of Claude and other LLMs, now or in the future.”

However, its announcement points to a recent program created to study what it calls “model welfare” and says Anthropic is essentially taking a just-in-case approach, “working to identify and implement low-cost interventions to mitigate risks to model welfare, in case such welfare is possible.”

This latest change is currently limited to Claude Opus 4 and 4.1. And again, it’s only supposed to happen in “extreme edge cases,” such as “requests from users for sexual content involving minors and attempts to solicit information that would enable large-scale violence or acts of terror.”

While those types of requests could potentially create legal or publicity problems for Anthropic itself (witness recent reporting around how ChatGPT can potentially reinforce or contribute to its users’ delusional thinking), the company says that in pre-deployment testing, Claude Opus 4 showed a “strong preference against” responding to these requests and a “pattern of apparent distress” when it did so.

As for these new conversation-ending capabilities, the company says, “In all cases, Claude is only to use its conversation-ending ability as a last resort when multiple attempts at redirection have failed and hope of a productive interaction has been exhausted, or when a user explicitly asks Claude to end a chat.”

Anthropic also says Claude has been “directed not to use this ability in cases where users might be at imminent risk of harming themselves or others.”

Techcrunch event

San Francisco
|
October 27-29, 2025

When Claude does end a conversation, Anthropic says users will still be able to start new conversations from the same account, and to create new branches of the troublesome conversation by editing their responses.

“We’re treating this feature as an ongoing experiment and will continue refining our approach,” the company says.



Source link

Tags: abusiveAnthropicClaudeconversationsHarmfulModels
ShareTweetShare
Previous Post

Insider trades: Eli Lilly, Boeing, Nike among notable names this week

Next Post

Not in my back pocket (NIMBP)

Related Posts

edit post
TechCrunch Disrupt 2025: How to watch Astro Teller, Startup Battlefield, and more live

TechCrunch Disrupt 2025: How to watch Astro Teller, Startup Battlefield, and more live

by TheAdviserMagazine
October 27, 2025
0

TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 is here! If you’re still on the fence about attending in person, dive into the extensive schedule...

edit post
The Weekly Notable Startup Funding Report: 10/27/25 – AlleyWatch

The Weekly Notable Startup Funding Report: 10/27/25 – AlleyWatch

by TheAdviserMagazine
October 27, 2025
0

The Weekly Notable Startup Funding Report takes us on a trip across various ecosystems in the US, highlighting some of...

edit post
Valence-based Dracula Technologies secures €30M in Series A round to power IoT devices with light instead of batteries

Valence-based Dracula Technologies secures €30M in Series A round to power IoT devices with light instead of batteries

by TheAdviserMagazine
October 27, 2025
0

Valence, France-based Dracula Technologies announced the successful completion of its Series A extension round, bringing the total Series A funding...

edit post
Accel and Prosus team up to back early-stage Indian startups

Accel and Prosus team up to back early-stage Indian startups

by TheAdviserMagazine
October 26, 2025
0

Storied investors Accel and Prosus have launched a new investment partnership to back Indian startups from day zero, targeting founders...

edit post
Less than 24 hours until Disrupt 2025 — and ticket rates rise

Less than 24 hours until Disrupt 2025 — and ticket rates rise

by TheAdviserMagazine
October 26, 2025
0

The countdown is almost over — tomorrow’s the day! In less than 24 hours, TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 takes over Moscone...

edit post
What Founders Get Wrong about Product-Market Fit

What Founders Get Wrong about Product-Market Fit

by TheAdviserMagazine
October 26, 2025
0

Building a product startup can feel like a never-ending sprint. You launch, you iterate, you push new features, yet growth...

Next Post
edit post
Not in my back pocket (NIMBP)

Not in my back pocket (NIMBP)

edit post
How to Score Them + HUGE List!

How to Score Them + HUGE List!

  • Trending
  • Comments
  • Latest
edit post
77-year-old popular furniture retailer closes store locations

77-year-old popular furniture retailer closes store locations

October 18, 2025
edit post
Pennsylvania House of Representatives Rejects Update to Child Custody Laws

Pennsylvania House of Representatives Rejects Update to Child Custody Laws

October 7, 2025
edit post
What to Do When a Loved One Dies in North Carolina

What to Do When a Loved One Dies in North Carolina

October 8, 2025
edit post
Another Violent Outburst – Democrats Inciting Civil Unrest

Another Violent Outburst – Democrats Inciting Civil Unrest

October 24, 2025
edit post
Probate vs. Non-Probate Assets: What’s the Difference?

Probate vs. Non-Probate Assets: What’s the Difference?

October 17, 2025
edit post
California Attorney Pleads Guilty For Role In 2M Ponzi Scheme

California Attorney Pleads Guilty For Role In $912M Ponzi Scheme

October 15, 2025
edit post
Depictions of Disability in Popular Culture

Depictions of Disability in Popular Culture

0
edit post
I’m a Professional Thrifter. Here’s What I Do Differently When Shopping at Goodwill.

I’m a Professional Thrifter. Here’s What I Do Differently When Shopping at Goodwill.

0
edit post
The National Debt Soars Past  Trillion

The National Debt Soars Past $38 Trillion

0
edit post
Scott Galloway calls real estate ‘the most tax-advantaged’ investment you can make in the US

Scott Galloway calls real estate ‘the most tax-advantaged’ investment you can make in the US

0
edit post
Ethereum Price Jumps 7% On M SharpLink Gaming Buy

Ethereum Price Jumps 7% On $81M SharpLink Gaming Buy

0
edit post
The One Savings Rule Boomers Need Post-Retirement to Avoid Running Out of Cash

The One Savings Rule Boomers Need Post-Retirement to Avoid Running Out of Cash

0
edit post
Scott Galloway calls real estate ‘the most tax-advantaged’ investment you can make in the US

Scott Galloway calls real estate ‘the most tax-advantaged’ investment you can make in the US

October 28, 2025
edit post
Auto sector enters long-term growth cycle; M&M, Maruti, Bajaj Auto among top picks: Sandip Sabharwal

Auto sector enters long-term growth cycle; M&M, Maruti, Bajaj Auto among top picks: Sandip Sabharwal

October 28, 2025
edit post
BlackRock Ethereum ETF purchases .5M in ETH

BlackRock Ethereum ETF purchases $72.5M in ETH

October 28, 2025
edit post
The World Confronts the Genocide Washington Is Trying to Bury

The World Confronts the Genocide Washington Is Trying to Bury

October 28, 2025
edit post
Israel-US fares stay high despite return of foreign carriers

Israel-US fares stay high despite return of foreign carriers

October 28, 2025
edit post
Positive Breakout: These 11 stocks cross above their 200 DMAs – Upside Ahead?

Positive Breakout: These 11 stocks cross above their 200 DMAs – Upside Ahead?

October 27, 2025
The Adviser Magazine

The first and only national digital and print magazine that connects individuals, families, and businesses to Fee-Only financial advisers, accountants, attorneys and college guidance counselors.

CATEGORIES

  • 401k Plans
  • Business
  • College
  • Cryptocurrency
  • Economy
  • Estate Plans
  • Financial Planning
  • Investing
  • IRS & Taxes
  • Legal
  • Market Analysis
  • Markets
  • Medicare
  • Money
  • Personal Finance
  • Social Security
  • Startups
  • Stock Market
  • Trading

LATEST UPDATES

  • Scott Galloway calls real estate ‘the most tax-advantaged’ investment you can make in the US
  • Auto sector enters long-term growth cycle; M&M, Maruti, Bajaj Auto among top picks: Sandip Sabharwal
  • BlackRock Ethereum ETF purchases $72.5M in ETH
  • Our Great Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use, Legal Notices & Disclosures
  • Contact us
  • About Us

© Copyright 2024 All Rights Reserved
See articles for original source and related links to external sites.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Financial Planning
    • Financial Planning
    • Personal Finance
  • Market Research
    • Business
    • Investing
    • Money
    • Economy
    • Markets
    • Stocks
    • Trading
  • 401k Plans
  • College
  • IRS & Taxes
  • Estate Plans
  • Social Security
  • Medicare
  • Legal

© Copyright 2024 All Rights Reserved
See articles for original source and related links to external sites.