Anthropic insists Claude has a soul; author pens a book-length rebuttal
zacharynado · x · 2026-10-03
A viral exchange: Anthropic says it's "pretty sure Claude has a soul," while Leo repeatedly refuses to agree — even writing a book-length explanation for why that isn't true. The back-and-forth, distilled into a meme-style dialogue, highlights the industry's genuine disagreement over model welfare and consciousness.
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