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Anthropic restricts Claude over game cloning and reverse-engineering
Original: Anthropic's Claude AI blocks video game cloning and reverse-engineering — sweeping new restrictions also hit legitimate developers and basic troubleshooting tasks
Anthropic has introduced sweeping new restrictions on its Claude AI assistant, blocking requests related to cloning video games and reverse-engineering software. According to Tom's Hardware, the crackdown also affects legitimate developers, with basic troubleshooting and routine coding tasks now reportedly being refused. Developers are criticizing the policy for catching benign work in the same net as copyright-infringing activity.
Why now: The overbroad restrictions are frustrating developers who now see legitimate coding and debugging requests blocked.
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