# Altman Calls Anthropic's Rule Letting Claude End Abusive Chats "a Very Dangerous Path"

Anthropic's updated usage policy, which takes effect November 12, bans sustained, pointless cruelty toward Claude and lets the model end such conversations.

- Published: 2026-10-28T06:21:21.801Z
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OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman criticized Anthropic's new rule allowing Claude to disengage from users who repeatedly abuse it, AI Post reported. Interviewer Matthew Berman asked Altman about the rule. Altman replied, "We do not ascribe…

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