The Claude AI terms of service at Anthropic, as of 14 October 2024, say that
you may not use the service to “develop any products or services that compete with our Services, including to develop or train any artificial intelligence or machine learning algorithms or models.”
Claude’s terms further state
“Equitable relief. You agree that (a) no adequate remedy exists at law if you breach Section 3 (Use of Our Services); (b) it would be difficult to determine the damages resulting from such breach, and any such breach would cause irreparable harm; and (c) a grant of injunctive relief provides the best remedy for any such breach. You waive any opposition to such injunctive relief, as well as any demand that we prove actual damage or post a bond or other security in connection with such injunctive relief.”
Machine learning includes linear regression. Other Machine Learning algorithms include Logistic Regression, decision trees, random forests, support vector machines, K-Nearest Neighbors, & Bayes Algorithms. It seems to me, that as of 14 October 2024, no one seeking to handle any data science can legitimately use Claude. They are driving toward Claude working as the replacement of human co-workers according to some of the latest marketing. If the users are forbidden from using the results of the services to strengthen their own work, it seems like it will produce a walled garden without machine learning expertise within the businesses.