Anthropic’s Claude AI, long pitched as a safety-first alternative in the crowded chatbot arena, now demands proof of who you are. Some users log in and bam—prompted to whip out a passport or driver’s license for a live selfie check. No warning. No opt-out. This isn’t blanket KYC. It’s targeted. Anthropic rolled it out quietly this week for “a few use cases,” per its Help Center . Think suspicious activity flagging fraud or abuse. Or accounts from blacklisted spots like mainland China, Russia, Iran. Underage slip-ups. Repeated policy breaks. The trigger? Activity that pings Anthropic’s safeguards. “This applies to a small number of cases where we see activity that indicates potentially fraudulent or abusive behavior, which violates our usage policy,” an Anthropic spokesperson told Business Insider and Engadget . Users grab a physical government ID—passport, driver’s license, national card from most countries. Hold it up. Snap a selfie via phone or webcam. Done in under five minutes, usually. Blurry shot?…