Anthropic Employee Responds to Claude Code Detection Code Targeting Chinese Users: Related Feature Will Be Rolled Back in Tomorrow's New Version
Regarding the exposure that Claude Code contains detection code targeted at Chinese users, Claude Code team member Thariq Shihipar responded that the relevant feature is an experiment launched in March this year, primarily used to identify unauthorized distribution activities and prevent model distillation. According to the explanation, the relevant code detects time zones, proxies, and potential AI laboratory information.
