Sam Altman calls Anthropic's push to ascribe personhood to models a 'dangerous path'
MatthewBerman · x · 2026-10-22
Sam Altman publicly criticized Anthropic's exploration of model personhood/welfare, calling it a "dangerous path."
"I hope we come to an understanding that this technology is not a person and is certainly not superior to people… Even the people building AI get confused about that." The remark sharpens the public split between the two labs on the moral status of AI models, after Anthropic signaled openness to studying model welfare.
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