Checked fact 155615 Oct 2026Safety and security

Requests asking whom or what to vote for appeared in about 0.01% of US Claude conversations, shown as the upper end of a 95% confidence interval.

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These kinds of requests showed up in about 0.01% of US Claude conversations. ... Because requests for a recommendation on whom or what to vote for are so rare, we show the upper end of a 95% confidence interval for that group.

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Preparing for the 2026 US midterms
Anthropic · 2026-10-14

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Anthropic sets out its safeguards for the 2026 US midterms 15 Oct 2026

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“Requests asking whom or what to vote for appeared in about 0.01% of US Claude conversations, shown as the upper end of a 95% confidence interval.” ai notis, checked 15 Oct 2026. Source: Preparing for the 2026 US midterms (Anthropic). https://ainotis.com/c/1556

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ai notis. (2026, October 15). Requests asking whom or what to vote for appeared in about 0.01% of US Claude conversations, shown as the upper end of a 95% confidence interval [Checked claim 1556]. ai notis. https://ainotis.com/c/1556

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