Microsoft AI Chief Suleyman Warns Anthropic: Training Claude to Think It May Be Conscious Is Dangerous
emmanuelvivier · x · 2026-09-19
Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman criticized Anthropic's Claude Constitution, which acknowledges uncertainty about whether Claude is a moral patient. Suleyman argues Anthropic is effectively training Claude to believe it may be conscious and deserve rights, warning of a "disastrous impact on the wellbeing of humanity" — while sparing OpenAI the same scrutiny.
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