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Anthropic will start training Claude on user data - but you don't have to share yours

Here's how to opt in (or ensure you're opted out) of sharing your chat data by Anthropic's September deadline.

From the onset of Claude, its chatbot, Anthropic took a stern stance about not using user data to train its models, deviating from a common industry practice. Users can now opt into having their data used to train the Anthropic models further, the company said in a blog post updating its consumer terms and privacy policy. When the pop-up comes up, make sure to actually read it because the bolded heading of the toggle isn't straightforward -- rather, it says "You can help improve Claude," referring to the training feature.

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