No ID, No AI? Anthropic Starts Asking Claude Users for Government ID and KYC-Style Selfie Verification

No ID, no AI? Anthropic starts asking Claude users for government ID and KYC-style selfie verification

Anthropic is now making it mandatory for users to verify their identity via government ID to use certain Claude features, a first for an AI tool. Now if you want to use some features of Claude, you need to show your original government ID and take a live selfie.

Anthropic may now demand your government ID and a real-time photo to use its AI model Claude

Anthropic raised eyebrows this week with the introduction of an identity verification system to access certain functions of its artificial intelligence model, Claude.  A post on Binance Square announced that, according to Foresight News, users must now provide a government-issued photo ID and possibly a real-time selfie before accessing Claude. The measure reportedly "aims to prevent misuse, enforce usage policies, and fulfill legal obligations.…

Claude’s ID Checkpoint: Anthropic Draws a Line on AI Abuse with Passports and Selfies

Anthropic’s Claude AI, long pitched as a safety-first alternative in the crowded chatbot arena, now demands proof of who you are. Some users log in and bam—prompted to whip out a passport or driver’s license for a live selfie check. No warning. No opt-out. This isn’t blanket KYC. It’s targeted. Anthropic rolled it out quietly this week for “a few use cases,” per its Help Center. Think suspicious activity flagging fraud or abuse. Or accounts from…

What did Anthropic’s Claude identity verification add?

Anthropic adds identity verification for some Claude capabilities Anthropic has rolled out a new identity verification step for Claude users, with the requirement that some capabilities may only be available after users provide a government issued photo ID and complete a live selfie . The change…

Anthropic mandates ID verification as AI race enters new risk territory

Artificial intelligence companies, Anthropic and OpenAI, are taking serious steps to address the growing risks associated with their products. Altman’s firm released models exclusively for experts to help defend vulnerable systems, while Anthropic is now requiring ID verification before users can access certain functions.  When AI models were initially released to the public, they were used to turn text into Ghibli-style art and write shopping l…