There is no spying by any definition. It's a chatbot, not a diary. Anthropic is expected to read the message and respond to it in some way. If you sent an email to a colleague threatening violence, you would not be surprised to find out it was reported.

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Dylan16807 20 hours ago | parent [-]

> Anthropic is expected to read the message

"Anthropic" does not read messages, it's an abstract entity involving many humans and computers, so let's be specific wherever possible.

> and respond to it in some way.

The computer is supposed to respond in a specific way that doesn't involve humans. Any reading/actions by humans is entirely separate and not expected.

> If you sent an email to a colleague threatening violence, you would not be surprised to find out it was reported.

And if I didn't send it, I would be surprised.

	▲	Forgeties79 8 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Yeah it’s like someone going through your email drafts. I keep seeing people using examples that are clearly not analogous. If I send something to a person or say it out loud knowingly to a person it changes the situation entirely. I am aware of others, I am aware I sent it to be received and read. That is clearly not what happened here.