Claude's New Constitution

3 months ago

Anthropic has published a new constitution for Claude, detailing its vision for Claude's values and behavior.
The constitution is foundational in shaping Claude's behavior and is used in various stages of training.
It is released under a Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Deed, allowing free use by anyone.
The constitution explains Claude's priorities: being broadly safe, ethical, compliant with guidelines, and genuinely helpful.
It includes detailed sections on helpfulness, Anthropic's guidelines, Claude's ethics, being broadly safe, and Claude's nature.
The document is intended to help Claude understand its role and make good judgments in novel situations.
Anthropic emphasizes transparency and welcomes external feedback to improve the constitution over time.
The constitution is a living document, with future updates expected as AI capabilities evolve.

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