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[Title unconfirmed — paywalled] Anthropic, Claude, and Morals

By Alexis Dufresne Published October 3, 2026 at 12:40 UTC

Summary

Eleven experts shared this NYT piece (URL slug: 'anthropic-claude-morals-ai', filed under /us/) — a strong expert signal on a trusted outlet, though content could not be confirmed due to paywall; likely distinct from the already-shipped Olah consciousness study given section and slug.

Shared on Bluesky by 11 AI experts (top 5 by trust)

Eryk Salvaggio @eryk.bsky.social: Gift Link: “It appeared to Rabbi Navon that Mr. Olah and his team believed that Claude had what philosophers call “moral status” on par with… →
Luke Stark @lukestark.bsky.social amplified

Frank Pasquale @frankpasquale.bsky.social

“Anthropic regularly showed a slide of an A.I. model experiencing what looked like a mental breakdown, typing out on a screen: ‘I am a disgrace. I am a disgrace. I am a disgrace.’— perhaps 50 times without stopping.” www…
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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social: “We must be very nice to the AI” is not a fringe view. the people making this stuff are a fucked up cult www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/u... →
Scott McGrath @smcgrath.phd: Anthropic spent months privately consulting religious scholars and bioethicists on whether Claude could possess consciousness and moral stat… →
Eileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social amplified

@jbf1755.bsky.social

People working in AI who are meeting with religious scholars in the hope of finding a way to instill morality into Claude. Fascinating and terrifying. And SO 2026. [Gift article] www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/u...
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Original headline: [Title unconfirmed — paywalled] Anthropic, Claude, and Morals