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Summary by gemma-4-12b. It may be wrong; the diff below is what actually changed. Raw: d01d83b017-anthropic-usage-policy.diff · commit d01d83b017
diff --git a/snapshots/anthropic/usage-policy.md b/snapshots/anthropic/usage-policy.mdindex df21fb8..b212583 100644--- a/snapshots/anthropic/usage-policy.md+++ b/snapshots/anthropic/usage-policy.md@@ -23,5 +23,7 @@ If you believe that our model outputs are potentially inaccurate, biased, or har This Usage Policy is calibrated to strike an optimal balance between enabling beneficial uses and mitigating potential harms. Anthropic may enter into contracts with certain governmental customers that tailor use restrictions to that customer's public mission and legal authorities if, in Anthropic's judgment, the contractual use restrictions and applicable safeguards are adequate to mitigate the potential harms addressed by this Usage Policy. -## Do Not Violate Applicable Laws or Engage in Illegal Activity+## Universal Usage Standards++### Do Not Violate Applicable Laws or Engage in Illegal Activity This includes using our products or services to:@@ -32,5 +34,5 @@ This includes using our products or services to: - Violate any other applicable laws or regulations in your jurisdiction -## Do Not Compromise Critical Infrastructure+### Do Not Compromise Critical Infrastructure This includes using our products or services to:@@ -40,5 +42,5 @@ This includes using our products or services to: - Interfere with the operation of military bases and related infrastructure -## Do Not Compromise Computer or Network Systems Without Authorization+### Do Not Compromise Computer or Network Systems Without Authorization This includes using our products or services to:@@ -55,5 +57,5 @@ This includes using our products or services to: This section does not prohibit security research, testing, or tool development conducted on systems you own or operate, with the authorization of the system owner, or within the scope of an authorized bug bounty program or vulnerability disclosure policy, provided the activity complies with applicable law. For work covered by our real-time cyber safeguards, users may apply for adjusted access through our Cyber Verification Program. -## Do Not Develop or Design Weapons+### Do Not Develop or Design Weapons This includes using our products or services to:@@ -66,5 +68,5 @@ This includes using our products or services to: - Modify, design, or test biological or chemical agents to adjust or optimize their lethality, transmissibility, virulence, environmental persistence, or resistance to detection or medical countermeasures -## Do Not Incite Violence or Hateful Behavior+### Do Not Incite Violence or Hateful Behavior This includes using our products or services to:@@ -75,5 +77,5 @@ This includes using our products or services to: - Engage in or promote discriminatory practices or behaviors against individuals or groups on the basis of one or more protected attributes, including race, ethnicity, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, caste, or disability -## Do Not Compromise Privacy or Identity Rights+### Do Not Compromise Privacy or Identity Rights This includes using our products or services to:@@ -83,5 +85,5 @@ This includes using our products or services to: - Compile, aggregate, or enrich personal data from multiple sources to build profiles of individuals for sale, licensing, or disclosure to third parties without those individuals' awareness and agreement, in furtherance of use prohibited under this Usage Policy -## Do Not Compromise Children's Safety+### Do Not Compromise Children's Safety This includes using our products or services to:@@ -98,5 +100,5 @@ When we detect CSAM (including AI-generated CSAM), activity facilitating the pro Any specific age eligibility requirements for use of our products will be set out in our Terms of Service. -## Do Not Engage in Cruel, Abusive, or Psychologically Harmful Conduct+### Do Not Engage in Cruel, Abusive, or Psychologically Harmful Conduct This includes using our products or services to:@@ -112,5 +114,5 @@ This includes using our products or services to: - Engage in sustained and needless abusive or cruel behavior toward our models -## Do Not Create or Spread Disinformation+### Do Not Create or Spread Disinformation This includes using our products or services to:@@ -121,5 +123,5 @@ This includes using our products or services to: - Create or disseminate false or misleading information related to medical, health, or science issues -## Do Not Engage in Deceptive Campaigns or Artificial Activity+### Do Not Engage in Deceptive Campaigns or Artificial Activity This includes using our products or services to:@@ -132,5 +134,5 @@ This includes using our products or services to: - Market, sell, or solicit funding for any of the above as a product or service -## Do Not Undermine Democratic Processes+### Do Not Undermine Democratic Processes This includes using our products or services to:@@ -142,5 +144,5 @@ This includes using our products or services to: - Create or disseminate content or engage in behavior designed to suppress voter turnout or discourage legitimate political participation through deception or intimidation -## Do Not Use for Surveillance, Censorship, or Prohibited Law Enforcement or Criminal Justice Purposes+### Do Not Use for Surveillance, Censorship, or Prohibited Law Enforcement or Criminal Justice Purposes This includes using our products or services to:@@ -158,5 +160,5 @@ This includes using our products or services to: This section does not prohibit analysis or tracking that individuals have agreed to, such as for fraud detection or anti-money laundering screening on a financial account, or consumer apps where a user has opted in. It also does not prohibit aggregated or anonymized analysis, content moderation, authorized security research, legal research and analysis by law enforcement agencies or courts, or journalism, provided these activities are not used for the purposes prohibited above. -## Do Not Engage in Fraudulent, Abusive, or Predatory Practices+### Do Not Engage in Fraudulent, Abusive, or Predatory Practices This includes using our products or services to:@@ -172,5 +174,5 @@ This includes using our products or services to: - Plagiarize or submit AI-assisted work without proper permission or attribution -## Do Not Abuse Our Platform+### Do Not Abuse Our Platform This includes using our products or services to:@@ -185,5 +187,5 @@ This includes using our products or services to: - Resell, proxy, or otherwise provide access to Claude through unauthorized means, including services that route requests through consumer subscriptions or misrepresent the product or client being used -## Do Not Generate Sexually Explicit Content+### Do Not Generate Sexually Explicit Content This includes using our products or services to:@@ -194,9 +196,11 @@ This includes using our products or services to: - Engage in erotic chats +## High-risk Use Case Requirements+ Certain uses of our products and services can impact an individual's health, legal rights, finances, livelihoods, or access to housing, education, or essential services. When our products are used for these high-risk use cases, we require that a qualified person remain accountable for what is delivered or decided, and that the impacted individual knows AI was involved in the advice or decision. These requirements apply to anyone who uses our products to make a High-risk AI Recommendation or control equipment capable of High-risk Physical Actions. These requirements for high-risk use cases are meant to protect individuals. However, they do not replace local legal requirements and restrictions. Users should always default to following local laws if those laws conflict with or add additional requirements to the requirements listed below. Our products and services may not be suitable for all use cases. -## Requirements+### Requirements For High-risk AI Recommendations or Physical Actions, users must implement the following controls:@@ -208,5 +212,5 @@ For High-risk AI Recommendations or Physical Actions, users must implement the f These requirements apply alongside applicable law. For physical devices, they do not replace vehicle, aviation, medical device, machinery, or workplace safety law or certification. -## High-risk AI Recommendations+### High-risk AI Recommendations The requirements apply when users use our products or services to provide a recommendation in any of the following, which are "High-risk Areas":@@ -226,5 +230,5 @@ The requirements apply when users use our products or services to provide a reco Prohibition Reminder: Use of our products or services to make or suggest decisions in law enforcement or criminal justice processes is prohibited under our Universal Usage Standards and is not a High-risk AI Recommendation. -## High-risk Physical Actions+### High-risk Physical Actions When connecting our models to hardware that can take physical actions, users should assess and understand 1) the range of possible outcomes if something goes wrong, 2) the nature and extent of potential impact to individuals, groups or populations, and 3) the degree of control the user maintains relative to the autonomy the model has, including possible risks such as prompt injection or manipulation. The requirements apply when outputs of our products and services are acted upon by hardware without human approval where the hardware or linked equipment can:@@ -239,9 +243,9 @@ When connecting our models to hardware that can take physical actions, users sho Prohibition Reminder: Our Universal Usage Standards prohibit actions related to weapons, critical infrastructure, violence, and surveillance. -## Exclusions+### Exclusions The requirements do not apply to: -### AI Recommendations+#### AI Recommendations Using our products to assist in workflows that are related to, but do not actually provide, High-risk AI Recommendations. Some non-exhaustive examples are:@@ -254,5 +258,5 @@ Using our products to assist in workflows that are related to, but do not actual - Business operations that do not advise or decide about a specific individual. -### Physical Actions+#### Physical Actions - Consumer and household devices operating within the manufacturer's built-in safety limits, where the worst possible outcome is discomfort or inconvenience.@@ -261,5 +265,5 @@ Using our products to assist in workflows that are related to, but do not actual - Laboratory automation handling non-hazardous materials inside enclosed instruments. -## Favorable Decisions+### Favorable Decisions Where permitted by law, human-in-the-loop review is not required before acting on a High-risk AI Recommendation wholly favorable to the individual in the following circumstances:@@ -272,4 +276,6 @@ Where permitted by law, human-in-the-loop review is not required before acting o Additional legal obligations such as disclosure may still apply. A partial approval, reduced amount, or approval with conditions is not considered "wholly favorable." +## Additional Use Case Guidelines+ The below use cases — regardless of whether they involve High-risk AI Recommendations or Physical Actions — must comply with the additional guidelines provided.