Brundage: OpenAI Models Firmly Deny Consciousness, Contradicting Spec
Miles_Brundage · x · 2026-07-07
Commenting on Anthropic's latest results, researcher Miles Brundage pointed out a contrast: OpenAI's Model Spec has long remained neutral on whether models have consciousness, yet OpenAI's models themselves confidently deny having it. This highlights an inconsistency between the models' actual behavior and their official guidelines.
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