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abusive

[uh-byoo-siv] / əˈbju sɪv /


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Anthropic has raised eyebrows by announcing it will ban users from "sustained and needless" abusive behaviour towards its AI.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

The San Francisco-based AI lab updated its usage policy to include "a prohibition on sustained and needless abusive or cruel behavior toward our models."

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

It’s also where he met Lori Beth Graham, an evangelist and frequent speaker at the center who described herself as a survivor of an abusive marriage and a hard-partying lifestyle as a youth.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

America doesn’t need to choose between responsible innovation and the protection all market participants need from fraudulent and abusive practices.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

In Sweden, the people I met were equally interested and responsive, even though they hadn't experienced profound need or shared struggle with an abusive justice system.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson




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