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Voluntary Pause Development Authority Reserved

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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

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Anthropic's authority to pause development is not constrained to RSP-mandated triggers, meaning voluntary action is available under a broader set of self-assessed circumstances.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

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Anthropic may pause AI development in any circumstances it deems appropriate, independently of whether the RSP requires it.

How other platforms handle this

Credit Karma

We reserve the right to limit the availability of our Services or the provision of any of our Content to any person, geographic area, or jurisdiction, at any time and in our sole and absolute discretion.

Anyscale

If Anyscale reasonably believes the Platform Services (or any component thereof) could infringe any third party’s Intellectual Property Rights, Anyscale may, at its sole option and expense, use commercially reasonable efforts to: (a) modify or replace the Platform Services...to make it non-infringin...

Kling AI

material that, in our sole judgment of us, is objectionable or which restricts or inhibits any other person from using the Services, or which may expose Kling AI...to any harm or liability of any type.

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We now clarify that, even if not required by the RSP, we remain free to take measures such as pausing the development of our AI systems in any circumstances in which we deem them appropriate

Excerpt from Anthropic's Responsible Scaling Policy

Provision details

Document information
Document
Anthropic Responsible Scaling Policy
Entity
Anthropic
Date stated by the document
Aug. 14, 2026
As printed in Anthropic’s text (version CA-V-007721), not a ConductAtlas date.
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
July 11, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-004730, captured July 11, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-073914
Document ID
CA-D-000823
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Extracted-text SHA-256 (version CA-V-004730)
1b14eedee19c702da6ea925897fe665a32727908a1ad8b5e4abc682d8b5bf33d
Analysis generated
July 12, 2026 14:38 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found in version CA-V-004730, captured July 11, 2026 (checked Oct. 6, 2026)
Not the current version. The document's current version is CA-V-007721, captured Oct. 21, 2026; this clause has not been re-checked against it.
Citation Record
Entity: Anthropic
Document: Anthropic Responsible Scaling Policy
Record ID: CA-P-073914
Version: CA-V-004730
Captured: 2026-07-11 13:43:32 UTC
SHA-256: 1b14eedee19c702d…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/anthropic/anthropic-responsible-scaling-policy/provision/CA-P-073914/voluntary-pause-development-authority-reserved/
Accessed: Nov. 3, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Anthropic's Voluntary Pause Development Authority Reserved clause do?

Anthropic's authority to pause development is not constrained to RSP-mandated triggers, meaning voluntary action is available under a broader set of self-assessed circumstances.

How does this clause affect you?

Anthropic may pause AI development in any circumstances it deems appropriate, independently of whether the RSP requires it.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 250 platforms. See the full comparison.

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