Developer slams Anthropic for 'smuggling machine sentience' into policy via anthropomorphic framing
AlexTensor · x · 2026-10-14
Developer AlexTensor criticized Anthropic's usage-policy framing around model welfare: setting rules is Anthropic's prerogative, but accusing users of "abuse" presumes the software is sentient and can suffer — like calling hammering nails abusive. He argues AI safety should protect people from machines, not software from "imaginary hurt feelings," and urges Anthropic to stop smuggling machine sentience into policy through anthropomorphic language.
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