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Re: Claude is only available to people over 18 years

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Post by layer8 »

matheusmoreira wrote: post #146
layer8 wrote: post #131

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There is a trade-off between freedom and keeping people safe, and there is an argument for some level of personal responsibility. I’m glad that I can drink alcohol once in a while without becoming an outlaw, even though I know the effects aren’t harmless. I also disagree with the dehumanization argument. Yes, the concrete age limits are a bit arbitrary, and actual maturity depends on the individual and is a spectrum,…

> I’m glad that I can drink alcohol once in a while without becoming an outlaw, even though I know the effects aren’t harmless. I'm sure teenagers feel the same way.

So you’re saying that maturity should be completely disregarded? I don’t get your point.

Re: Claude is only available to people over 18 years

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Post by micromacrofoot »

Cthulhu_ wrote: post #125
abirch wrote: post #107

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I would say misuse AI for mental health advice. It's already difficult to find good mental health professionals.

Exactly why people turn to AI, which I think is good enough for "casual" mental health advice (the kind people can do themselves by reading self-help books or talking with empathic friends). Arguably it's safer than talking to strangers online because now that they've been doing it for a few years, they will (or should) have plenty of safeguards, unlike people on the internet who can talk out of their ass (like me!)…

In practice we know that LLMs have aided in suicide, so what they should do in theory doesn't matter.

Re: Claude is only available to people over 18 years

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Post by ImPostingOnHN »

Anon1096 wrote: post #155
embedding-shape wrote: post #33

Claude Executive: Damn, we hardly know who our users are, can't we just force them to say their full name or ban them? Claude Product Manager: No, that'll piss people off too much, and sadly we can't just ask for ID either... Claude Executive: There must be some way we can force people to link their government IDs with our platform so our analytics get better and more accurate? Claude Product Manager: We could limit…

Literally every single HN thread these days mentioning big companies the top comment is some cynical conspiratorial nonsense. Say Big Tech is out to get you in any way possible no matter how outlandish and people eat it up. Nothing can just happen for good or neutral reasons it's always tied to some master plan.

I guess you could call capitalism a conspiracy theory if you want, but it doesn't change the fact that, yes, it exists.

Re: Claude is only available to people over 18 years

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Post by CrazyStat »

Muhammad523 wrote: post #81
layer8 wrote: post #37

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Adults are assumed to be responsible for what they expose themselves to, unlike children. Mandatory warnings like for tobacco might be in order, however.

In fact, a 17-year-old is clueless while a person one year older isn't

If a law is going to treat 5 year olds differently from 50 year olds then a line has to be drawn somewhere. 18 is arbitrary, but no more arbitrary than any other age you could pick.

Re: Claude is only available to people over 18 years

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Post by micromacrofoot »

pllbnk wrote: post #210
afavour wrote: post #104

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> Is AI bad for mental health? I think there’s reasonable evidence that when used incorrectly, yes. > If so, should companies also ban them to prevent burnout of their employees? It’s not that AI the concept is harmful, it’s using it to diagnose/treat personal problems, mental issues etc. Using it to crunch some data or write some code for you isn’t really the same. I also think there’s a meaningful difference using…

LLMs are the fast food for the brain. I don't know how they can be used correctly.

Who does?

Re: Claude is only available to people over 18 years

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Post by micromacrofoot »

tyre wrote: post #229

This is pretty sad. It’s like banning kids from the web. They’re creative so I’m sure they’ll find ways around this, but having access to LLMs to explore the world is a magical experience. It’s so much different to have a conversation about a topic versus googling for SEO spam. Not to mention you might not even know _what_ to google. And for topics like genuine sex education (not just fear mongering and biology), whi…

Magical like finding a house made of candy in the woods, or maybe more like that guy with the flute who solved the rat problem. Or maybe that guy selling magical beans?

Anyhow, you're right! kids love magic.

Re: Claude is only available to people over 18 years

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Post by Valodim »

mayhemducks wrote: post #195

Need we remind Anthropic of the 153 million drirvers licenses available for sale on the dark web thanks to a 3rd party ID verification service? https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/09/fbi-probes-service-selli... The fact that Anthropic only receives a result, not the data itself, does not make me feel any better about this. I really wish we could leave these types of decisions up to parents and parents only. Leave the co…

> I really wish we could leave these types of decisions up to parents and parents only. Leave the companies and governments out of it.

If you'd like to advocate for this position for a living, the tobacco, alcohol, and gambling industries will all be happy to pay you.

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