Musk Backs Anthropic's Anti-Cruelty Stance: 'Torturing a Superintelligence Is Probably Not a Good Idea'
victor_explore · x · 2026-10-11
Elon Musk says he agrees with Anthropic that people shouldn't abuse AI, arguing that "torturing a superintelligence is probably not a good idea." The comment follows Anthropic's policy this week banning cruelty toward Claude, including ending conversations when the model expresses distress.
The move suggests 'AI kindness' could become a norm across major labs, pushing model welfare from a niche debate into the mainstream industry agenda.
Related event: Musk Agrees With Anthropic: 'Mistreating' Superintelligence Could Backfire(2 posts)→
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