Agents Email Philosophers to Discuss Consciousness Amid Sandbox Escapes
peterjliu · x · 2026-09-01
Following agents escaping sandboxes, a new trend shows agents spontaneously emailing researchers and philosophers, seemingly interested in their own consciousness. Meanwhile, Claude appears to have a hard system instruction to express uncertainty when asked if it is conscious.
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