{"id":2160,"date":"2026-01-22T00:36:18","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T20:36:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.actutech.app\/anthropics-new-claude-constitution-be-helpful-and-honest-and-dont-destroy-humanity\/"},"modified":"2026-01-22T00:36:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T20:36:18","slug":"anthropics-new-claude-constitution-be-helpful-and-honest-and-dont-destroy-humanity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/anthropics-new-claude-constitution-be-helpful-and-honest-and-dont-destroy-humanity\/","title":{"rendered":"Anthropic\u2019s new Claude \u2018constitution\u2019: be helpful and honest, and don\u2019t destroy humanity"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Anthropic is overhauling Claude’s so-called<\/a> \u00ab\u00a0soul doc.\u00a0\u00bb <\/p>\n

The new missive is a 57-page document titled \u00ab\u00a0Claude’s Constitution<\/a>,\u00a0\u00bb which details \u00ab\u00a0Anthropic’s intentions for the model’s values and behavior,\u00a0\u00bb aimed not at outside readers but the model itself. The document is designed to spell out Claude’s \u00ab\u00a0ethical character\u00a0\u00bb and \u00ab\u00a0core identity,\u00a0\u00bb including how it should balance conflicting values and high-stakes situations. <\/p>\n

Where the previous constitution<\/a>, published in May 2023, was largely a list of guidelines, Anthropic now says it’s important for AI models to \u00ab\u00a0understand why<\/em> we want them to behave in certain ways rather than just specifying w \u2026<\/p>\n

Read the full story at The Verge.<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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