Microsoft AI CEO Suleyman: AI threats are real, but Anthropic's model welfare push makes it worse
tomwarren · x · 2026-09-17
- Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman appeared on The Verge's Decoder amid the spiraling AI safety and regulation debate.
- Microsoft just published a 37-page "Humanist AI Code of Conduct" laying out its AI development principles, including positions on AI consciousness.
- Suleyman released a companion essay criticizing Anthropic's philosophy on model welfare, arguing companies like Anthropic have become dangerously confused about AI consciousness.
- The interview covers which AI threats are real, whether alignment as a concept is up to the task, and whether the industry needs to slow down — a rare public shot from a big-lab CEO at the leading safety-focused lab.
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