Interviews with Anthropic co-founder Christopher Olah and 20 religious and philosophical leaders about their summits to investigate consciousness in Claude (Elizabeth Dias/New York Times)
Anthropic co-founder Christopher Olah and 20 religious and philosophical leaders held summits to investigate consciousness in Claude, as reported by Elizabeth Dias for the New York Times. Olah stated, "To be clear, we don't know if A.I. models are conscious. I don't know. I'm genuinely uncertain." These discussions highlight the ongoing debate and uncertainty surrounding the potential for artificial intelligence to possess consciousness.
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Elizabeth Dias / New York Times:
Interviews with Anthropic co-founder Christopher Olah and 20 religious and philosophical leaders about their summits to investigate consciousness in Claude — “To be clear,” Christopher Olah told me, “we don't know if A.I. models are conscious. I don't know. I'm genuinely uncertain.