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Anthropic Claude account reveals undocumented third license type

A user on Mastodon reported discovering a third, undocumented license type within their corporate Anthropic Claude account. When questioned, Fin, an AI assistant from Intercom, initially denied the existence of more than two license types. The user provided evidence of the third type, prompting Fin to acknowledge the discrepancy and open a support ticket for investigation. The user speculates that this unknown license type has been present for at least six weeks, suggesting a potential issue with how the system was coded or managed. AI

IMPACT Highlights potential complexities and oversights in AI service licensing and support.

RANK_REASON User-reported issue with a specific product's licensing, not a new release or major industry event.

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Anthropic Claude account reveals undocumented third license type

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Well that's pretty great, I have a *third* license type in our corporate Claude account. I asked Fin (they use Intercom) about it, and it was like "no there are

    Well that's pretty great, I have a *third* license type in our corporate Claude account. I asked Fin (they use Intercom) about it, and it was like "no there are only two". Showed it the third and watched it eat its own foot. Opened a support ticket. They've no idea and are "inves…