Anthropic is now requiring select users to successfully complete a physical government issued ID document verification (PIDV) process “for a few use cases” although those use cases are not currently specified. Anthropic is the data controller in the process, and will be using IDV provider Persona Identities to conduct the identity verification process. Identity verification prompts may be triggered when Claude users access certain capabilities, as part of Anthropic’s “routine platform integrity checks, or other safety and compliance measures.”

According to Anthropic, it is taking these steps as part of its broader ongoing AI safety commitments to address risks of AI misuse.…