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Anthropic co-founder Christopher Olah told The New York Times that he does not know whether AI models are conscious, adding that his uncertainty is genuine.

Why it matters

The article describes interviews with Olah and 20 religious and philosophical leaders about their summits investigating consciousness in Claude. The available account establishes the discussion and Olah’s view, but not what the summits concluded. Consciousness is a question with a habit of outrunning the evidence, so that distinction matters.

Discuss: Should AI companies convene outside experts to examine claims about model consciousness, or does that risk giving an unsettled question more certainty than it deserves?

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