Claude AI Adds Text Watermarks, Some Users Unhappy
Listen to the story
Anthropic makes an AI tool called Claude. Claude can write text for people. Now, Anthropic puts a watermark in this text. A watermark is a hidden mark. It shows that AI wrote the text.
Users cannot turn off this watermark. This means they cannot opt out. To opt out means to say no to something. Some Claude users do not like this new rule.
Because of the watermark, some users are canceling their subscription. A subscription is a plan to pay for a service. These users do not want to pay for Claude anymore.
People want to know more about how the watermark works. Right now, we know it is new. We know users cannot remove it. We know some people are upset about it.
Vocabulary15 words
- watermark
- a hidden mark; a sign that shows something is true
- opt out
- to choose not to do something; to say no
- subscription
- a plan where you pay money to use a service
- AI
- a computer program that can think and write like a person
- feature
- a part of a tool or program; something it can do
- cancel
- to stop; to end something you started
- hidden
- not easy to see; secret
- tool
- a program or thing that helps you do work
- text
- written words
- user
- a person who uses something
- company
- a business that makes or sells things
- rule
- something you must follow; a law for using a thing
- service
- help or work that a company gives you
- upset
- not happy; a little angry
- plan
- an idea about what to do
Quiz
Answer key
1. It shows that AI wrote the text 2. No, they cannot opt out 3. They are unhappy about the new watermark
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Anthropic makes an AI tool called _____. Claude can write text for people.
Now, Anthropic puts a _____ in this text.
A watermark is a hidden mark. It shows that _____ wrote the text.
Users cannot _____ this watermark.
This means they cannot _____ .
Some Claude users do not like this new _____.
Because of the watermark, some users are canceling their _____.
A subscription is a plan to _____ for a service.
These users do not want to _____ for Claude anymore.
People want to know more about how the watermark _____.