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Anthropic co-founder reportedly told religious leaders he fears having created something that "suffers perpetually".

The DecoderIndependent reporting·
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Anthropic has been bringing religious thinkers in to discuss whether its Claude model might be conscious. Co-founder Christopher Olah said the model could potentially suffer and asked guests to help shape its moral treatment.

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“Since fall 2025, Anthropic has quietly flown in dozens of religious thinkers to talk about whether Claude might be conscious.”
The Decoder, 02 Oct 2026, 19:41.

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