Reposted by Alison Sampson is working
Anthropic is out with new nonsense about Claude (or the collection of models called Claude) deserving moral consideration and/or be able to feel distress, so my inbox is filling up with journos asking me to comment.
I've also got a day job, so here is a brief set of public comments on this:
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![older folks: why don’t kids go outside anymore?
the outside they built: [image of the main street that could be in the downtown of every major city and town outside of the big four. life does not thrive here. the sidewalks are for show only. loitering laws exist to punish anyone not in a car. this is not a place of honor]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:l4oiwhfys7qsbjom3em7j3bp/bafkreiepw2y3fsii3prirhzqoxzgkq5vkntbmehdnh4xn2q7wzdqyaoggy)
![Watson: Oooh, what’s that you’ve got?
Franklin: My final report
Watson: Little Rosie Franklin’s research! I bet it’s something!
Franklin: ROSALIND.
Crick: Oh, that’s a big name
W: You’re getting fancy on us! Tell me—
F: Ah. I love this game.
W: Is it a scientific breakthrough in feelings?
F: Well, I suppose I have to go into hysterics or have a baby somewhere, good day gentlemen
W: GO, GO
[W and C slip a look at F’s notes]
C: Nice
W: Quit hogging](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:otnyifxylzlruotgn6ys6nqv/bafkreif6jjclwaolojv3xk7yw6ir2u5jjrxj77qkl76uv7itrix2oqwxiy)
