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Anthropic pledges in IPO filing that Claude will never run ads

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Anthropic has pledged in a public letter in its IPO filing that Claude will not show ads. The company's stated reason is that users entrust Claude with important work and personal problems, and it wants its only motive to be giving useful answers. This is a restatement of the pledge in the IPO filing, and the story currently rests on that statement alone; the report does not mention the specific scope of the ad policy, when it takes effect or any follow-up arrangements.

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Oct 27
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    Anthropic uses its IPO letter to renew its pledge that Claude will never show ads

    Anthropic says it will keep ads out of Claude. In a cover letter accompanying its IPO filing, the company argues that the chatbot's sole incentive should be to provide helpful answers.

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