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The provision clarifies that the introduction of agentic capabilities does not create a separate regulatory framework; instead, it extends existing Usage Policy requirements to autonomous AI deployment scenarios. This ensures consistent compliance obligations across different deployment models.
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View change record →Users deploying agentic AI systems must ensure those systems comply with the standard Usage Policy, including prohibitions that Anthropic specifies apply to agentic use. The clause does not establish new prohibitions but rather confirms that existing policy requirements extend to autonomous system deployments.
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"Agentic use cases must still comply with the Usage Policy. We provide examples of Usage Policy prohibitions in the context of agentic use in this Help Center article.— Excerpt from Anthropic's Anthropic API Usage Policy
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The provision clarifies that the introduction of agentic capabilities does not create a separate regulatory framework; instead, it extends existing Usage Policy requirements to autonomous AI deployment scenarios. This ensures consistent compliance obligations across different deployment models.
Users deploying agentic AI systems must ensure those systems comply with the standard Usage Policy, including prohibitions that Anthropic specifies apply to agentic use. The clause does not establish new prohibitions but rather confirms that existing policy requirements extend to autonomous system deployments.
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