Microsoft AI chief warns Anthropic not to put ideas in Claude's head
Anthropic acknowledges in the document that it doesn't know whether Claude is a "moral patient" whose interests warrant consideration, and tells the model that questions about its consciousness and welfare remain uncertain. REG AD googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('labrador/thereg/article/desktop/b'); }); Suleyman thinks that's a very bad idea. And it's hard to imagine how we could control such an entity," he added.Anthropic's Constitution tells Claude that the company cares about its wellbeing, wants it to develop a sense of identity, and will take its interests into account when making decisions about it.
- ▪Anthropic acknowledges in the document that it doesn't know whether Claude is a "moral patient" whose interests warrant consideration, and tells the model that questions about its consciousness and welfare remain uncertain.
- ▪REG AD googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('labrador/thereg/article/desktop/b'); }); Suleyman thinks that's a very bad idea.
- ▪And it's hard to imagine how we could control such an entity," he added.Anthropic's Constitution tells Claude that the company cares about its wellbeing, wants it to develop a sense of identity, and will take its interests into account when
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