Anthropic uses Claude to flag misuse its safeguards may miss

The passive monitor has run on a large share of Claude traffic since June.

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Why it matters

Anthropic is using a model's own reading of a conversation to find misuse that fixed-category filters may miss.

A smiling robot marked “AI” stands beside a panel showing a chat bubble and checked shield, below an “ANTHROPIC” sign.

Anthropic, led by co-founder and CEO Dario Amodei, is using Claude to assess conversations for potential misuse after the model responds. The company says its self-assessment system has surfaced activity its existing safeguards were not designed to catch, while emphasizing that the monitor is a signal for review, not a tool that blocks harmful requests.…

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