In Claude's trust hierarchy, who is considered an 'operator'?
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Short Explanation and Infographic
The operator is the business or developer who builds with Claude's API — they're like the restaurant owner who hires a chef (Anthropic) and sets the menu rules. Users are the diners.
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Full Explanation
Anthropic's model defines three principal levels: Anthropic (highest trust, sets training-level values), Operators (companies/developers using the API to build products, who interact via system prompts), and Users (end users who interact with Claude through the operator's interface). Operators have agreed to usage policies and can customize Claude's behavior within Anthropic's guidelines. Option A describes Anthropic staff, not operators. Option C describes users. Option D describes external regulators, who have no role in Claude's principal hierarchy.