Claude, one of the leading AI chatbots likely to enhance Apple’s Siri, is set to implement a significant change: it will now save a transcript of user interactions for training purposes. This policy adjustment, recently announced by Anthropic, requires user acceptance by September 28th.
What Changes Can Users Expect?
Anthropic has shared that the logs from interactions with Claude and its Claude Code tool will be utilized for training, improving the model, and reinforcing safety protocols. Until now, there has been no use of user data for training purposes.
Participating in this initiative could help refine model safety, enhancing accuracy in detecting harmful content while reducing the likelihood of incorrectly flagging benign conversations. It’s important to note that this change is optional; users can choose to opt out.
Notifications regarding this policy will appear until September 28, guiding users to easily disable the toggle labeled “You can help improve Claude” and save their choices by clicking the Accept button. After this date, adjustments need to be made manually through the model training settings dashboard.
What’s the Bottom Line?
The updated training policy will only apply to new chats or those users choose to resume, excluding past conversations. So, why the change? The journey towards AI excellence requires abundant training materials, directly impacting the AI’s performance.
With the industry facing a data shortage, this move by Anthropic makes sense. Existing Claude users wishing to opt out can easily follow the path: Settings > Privacy > Help Improve Claude.
It’s also noteworthy that this new user data policy applies to all Claude plans, including Free, Pro, and Max, but not to Claude for Work, Claude Gov, or Claude for Education, as well as when connected to third-party platforms like Google’s Vertex AI and Amazon Bedrock.
In addition to this, Anthropic is modifying its data retention rules, allowing user data retention for up to five years. Chats that users manually delete will not be utilized for training.
How is Claude’s data usage policy expected to impact user trust?
The transparency of Claude’s policy change can play a critical role in maintaining user trust, assuring users that they can opt out if desired.
Will the data retention policy affect existing conversations?
No, the retraining of data only involves current and resumed chats, not any previous interactions.
How can users review their data usage preferences within Claude?
Users can manage their preferences through the settings menu under Privacy, specifically by checking the “Help Improve Claude” option.
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