The updated policy, which takes effect on 12 November 2026, adds requirements for Claude connected to hardware that takes autonomous physical actions and might cause injury: a qualified operator must be able to observe the equipment and stop it, and the equipment must be able to hold a safe state if Claude is disconnected.

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this section also adds requirements for the use of our models when they're connected to hardware that takes autonomous physical actions and which might be capable of causing injury. A qualified operator must be able to observe the equipment and stop it if needed; the equipment must also be able to hold a safe state if Claude is disconnected.

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2026 Usage Policy update
Anthropic · 2026-10-08

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Anthropic's updated Usage Policy will take effect on 12 November 9 Oct 2026