Forbes January 22, 2026
AI safety has long meant doing the right thing and not doing the wrong thing. Anthropic is trying something different. With a newly published constitution for its Claude model, the company is teaching AI not just what to avoid, but why certain boundaries exist, marking a subtle but important shift in how machine behavior is shaped.
Imagine your AI assistant not just refusing to share confidential data but also explaining why by telling you that it understands the human need for privacy as a fundamental value. Anthropic’s constitution is a document designed to make AI and the humans who use it understand its purpose in the world. This represents an important move for AI that doesn’t just follow rules but...
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