Anthropic met in secret with religious leaders to convince them that Claude was conscious with moral standing, deserved personhood, and has a soul. 😳
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Religious Scholars Met With Anthropic. What They Heard Stunned Them. (Gift Article)
In a series of private meetings, the company consulted religious scholars to help instill morality into its A.I. models — and make the case that Claude could be conscious.