Anthropic introduces the Claude authentication mechanism for abuse prevention and compliance review.

According to Huoxun Finance, Anthropic has implemented an identity verification mechanism in certain use cases of Claude to prevent abuse, enforce usage policies, and fulfill legal obligations. This process, powered by Persona, requires users to submit a government-issued photo ID and may involve real-time selfie verification. Anthropic states that the verification data is used solely for identity verification and is not used for model training, marketing, or advertising. If verification fails, users can retry multiple times within the process or submit a form for manual assistance. Accounts may be banned for repeated violations of usage policies, terms of service, registration in unsupported regions, or use by users under the age of 18.