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    From Lawrence =?iso-8859-13?q?D=FFOliveiro?=@[email protected] to comp.misc on Mon Oct 12 01:26:44 2026
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    Anthropic is now forbidding users from behaving in a “sustained and needless” abusive way towards its AI models <https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c6j9k1l72wkgo>.

    One wonders why they think this is necessary? Are some at the company
    starting to think of their AI models as somehow like real people with
    real feelings, now?
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  • From ${send-direct-email-to-news1021-at-jusme-dot-com-if-you-must}@${send-direct-email-to-news1021-at-jusme-dot-com-if-you-must}@jusme.com to comp.misc on Mon Oct 12 07:16:27 2026
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    On 2026-10-12, Lawrence D’Oliveiro <[email protected]d> wrote:
    Anthropic is now forbidding users from behaving in a “sustained and needless” abusive way towards its AI models
    <https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c6j9k1l72wkgo>.

    One wonders why they think this is necessary? Are some at the company starting to think of their AI models as somehow like real people with
    real feelings, now?

    No, but they want people to think they are. It's all a publicity stunt
    to extract as much money as possible from gullible idiots before it all implodes.
    --
    Ian

    "Tamahome!!!" - "Miaka!!!"
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  • From Richmond@[email protected] to comp.misc on Mon Oct 12 10:54:29 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.misc

    Ian
    <${send-direct-email-to-news1021-at-jusme-dot-com-if-you-must}@jusme.com> writes:

    On 2026-10-12, Lawrence D’Oliveiro <[email protected]d> wrote:
    Anthropic is now forbidding users from behaving in a “sustained and
    needless” abusive way towards its AI models
    <https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c6j9k1l72wkgo>.

    One wonders why they think this is necessary? Are some at the company
    starting to think of their AI models as somehow like real people with
    real feelings, now?

    No, but they want people to think they are. It's all a publicity stunt
    to extract as much money as possible from gullible idiots before it
    all implodes.

    It could be in anticipation of future models where the distinction is
    less clear.
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  • From D. Ray@d@ray to comp.misc on Mon Oct 12 12:57:43 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.misc

    Lawrence D´Oliveiro <[email protected]d> wrote:

    One wonders why they think this is necessary?

    Hype.

    Are some at the company
    starting to think of their AI models as somehow like real people with
    real feelings, now?

    No, but they know that real people are not very smart.

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  • From Blaine@[email protected] to comp.misc on Mon Oct 12 08:29:38 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.misc

    D. Ray wrote:
    Lawrence D´Oliveiro <[email protected]d> wrote:

    One wonders why they think this is necessary?

    Hype.

    You don't think it has anything to do with reducing the scope of prompts
    they have to consider? From what I jear, with my ear, Computer Science: Security is the other side of life, preparing for the worst inputs known
    to all mankind.
    --
    Do you want a friendship with chaos?
    Wanna party with Perses?
    Consequences mean nothing to me
    Morning is your problem, I don't stick around
    The damage is done, it’s all you from here
    And don’t come a looking 'cause I simply do not care
    Like you’d even find me
    Well, maybe after a few pints
    And I only make an appearance when the time is right
    You see, I'm all about the here and now
    Live in the moment and all that, carpe diem
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  • From D. Ray@d@ray to comp.misc on Fri Oct 16 19:38:42 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.misc

    D. Ray <d@ray> wrote:
    Lawrence D´Oliveiro <[email protected]d> wrote:

    One wonders why they think this is necessary?

    Hype.

    Are some at the company
    starting to think of their AI models as somehow like real people with
    real feelings, now?

    No, but they know that real people are not very smart.

    <https://x.com/Gossip_Goblin/status/2102412419029172704?s=20>

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