Anthropic bans 'cruel' behavior against Claude AI; NCSC warns of AI-driven cyber threats

Anthropic has updated its usage policies to prohibit 'cruel' treatment of its Claude AI models, a first-of-its-kind move among major AI labs. Separately, the UK's NCSC director warned that AI lowers the barrier for malicious cyber activity, likely increasing incident frequency. The policy shift signals growing corporate governance around AI ethics, while the NCSC warning underscores escalating AI-enabled threat vectors.