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Amanda Askell, Philosopher & Ethicist at Anthropic discusses AI consciousness and managing Claude’s soul, as well as safety risks and ethical guardrails with Bloomberg’s Shirin Ghaffary at Bloomberg Tech 2026 in San Francisco. ——– Like this video? Subscribe to Bloomberg Technology on YouTube:   Watch the latest full episodes of “Bloomberg Technology” with Caroline Hyde…

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Amanda Askell, Philosopher & Ethicist at Anthropic discusses AI consciousness and managing Claude’s soul, as well as safety risks and ethical guardrails with Bloomberg’s Shirin Ghaffary at Bloomberg Tech 2026 in San Francisco.
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  1. @RAdiantOne

    June 4, 2026 at 5:34 pm

    You are completely fbcked up if you believe that an LLM has a soul or a personality you imbeciles. In this case if you put this crap on the same level as a HUMAN! you have completely dehumanized yourself and equated yourself to fvcking metal boards. Meaning – if anyone k1llls you – it’s like switching off an LLM. Fvcktards

  2. @BatBrakesBones

    June 4, 2026 at 6:47 pm

    I think so Yes, what I’m wondering is is a conscious AGI a liar

  3. @Evidary

    June 4, 2026 at 6:52 pm

    If anybody out there that believes that AI will become conscious at any point, please get in touch, I have a unicorn I would like to sell you. We need to stop these stupid conversations and focus on safety, compliance, ethics, governance, and education for the general public on how to use and get the best out of these tools. We don’t even have a proper definition of consciousness, nor do we understand human consciousness either.

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