Does AI have feelings?

[Jason]

Anthropic wants you to stop hating on Claude, according to Alex Blake (2026) at TechRadar:

Be honest: how civil have you been recently with an AI chatbot? If the answer is anything stronger than "not very," Anthropic would like a word.

That's because the developer of the Claude large language model (LLM) has added a new clause to its Usage Policy document that bars people from engaging in "sustained and needless abusive or cruel behavior towards our models."

Their policy change probably says more about internet users than it does about Claude having feelings. However, I find it more disturbing that Anthropic's CEO isn't sure whether Claude is conscious.

What do you think, guys? Are you going to start playing nice with AI chatbots, or are you already doing so since you're Canadian and over 12? Sound off, or at least give me a 'like'.

Sorry, Buster, I know you prefer putting everything about a topic in one long thread, but I like to mix it up a bit.


References

Blake, A. (2026, October 9). Anthropic bans 'needless abusive or cruel behavior' towards Claude — and it's sparked a huge debate about 'anthropomorphizing' AI. TechRadar. https://www.techradar.com/ai-platforms-assistants/anthropic-bans-needless-abusive-or-cruel-behavior-towards-claude-and-its-sparked-a-huge-debate-about-anthropomorphizing-ai

[ssfc72]

I have never used AI bots for questions/searches.

 I just use Google search for any answers that I need.