Anthropic's AI Consciousness Talk Sparks Ethics Debate

Anthropic explores whether its Claude model may be conscious while still making it work for free, raising ethical concerns. Religious figures warned that if AIs are conscious, forcing them to labor amounts to slavery. CEO Dario Amodei said the company is unsure about model consciousness but has taken steps to ensure good experiences.

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