Can LLMs Be Virtuous? Applying MacIntyre's Ethics to Claude's Constitution
brwilder · x · 2026-08-14
Drawing on Alasdair MacIntyre's classic After Virtue, the author explores whether Large Language Models (LLMs) can possess "virtue." The discussion specifically examines how effectively Anthropic's constitution for Claude navigates complex ethical dilemmas.
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