Anthropic silently enrolls Claude Code user in A/B test, overrides settings

A user reports their Claude Code CLI was enrolled in an A/B experiment without notice, overriding settings and updating despite auto-updates disabled. The post describes the launcher being silently modified, raising concerns about user control.
1 source
Developers by email
Get an email when there's news on Developers
No news that day, no email.
More stories today
- Meta builds AI 'second brain' that learns from experts
- Snowflake shares surge 22% on AI coding momentum
- Gary Marcus critiques Musk's AI prediction shift
- Lutnick says Anthropic has patched relations with US government
- HPE lifts sales forecast on AI server demand