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NYT: Anthropic Consulted Religious Scholars, Even the Vatican, on Claude's Morality

NYT reveals Anthropic's religious consultations on Claude

The New York Times publishes an investigation describing private meetings in which Anthropic consulted religious scholars to help instill morality into its Claude AI models and to make the case that Claude could be conscious.

“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.”

The New York Times

Anthropic AI company developing ClaudeClaude AI model at the center of the investigationElizabeth Dias NYT national religion correspondentCade Metz NYT technology reporterVatican-affiliated religious leaders Consulted religious scholars

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What was reported 2 claims about this development

  1. first by HN Best, 10d ago · also Times of India, Superpower Daily

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  2. first by The New York Times, 14d ago · also HN Frontpage, NYT

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