politics
An update on our election safeguards
People around the world turn to Claude for information about political parties, candidates, and the issues at stake during election time—as well as to answer simpler questions like when, where, and how to vote. In our view, if AI models can answer these questions well (that is, accurately and impartially), they can be a positive force for the democratic process.
TL;DR
- Claude is being developed to provide accurate and impartial information about elections.
- Training and system prompts ensure political neutrality and balanced responses.
- Evaluations measure consistency, thoughtfulness, and impartiality across political viewpoints.
- Usage policies prohibit deceptive political campaigns, fake content, and voter fraud.
- Automated classifiers and a threat intelligence team enforce these policies.
- Testing involves assessing Claude's response to harmful requests and influence operations.
- Election banners direct users to trusted resources like TurboVote.
- Web search integration helps Claude provide up-to-date information beyond its training data cutoff.