Anthropic published Claude's constitution—a document that teaches the AI to behave ethically and even refuse orders from the ...

Elon Musk questioned Amanda Askell's role in shaping AI Claude's morals, citing her lack of children. Askell had thoughts.

Plus, home security cameras enter their dragnet era and a Stanford student’s matchmaking algorithm takes over campus.

I’m dedicating this week’s newsletter to a conversation I had with the main author of Anthropic’s new and improved “constitution,” the document it uses to govern the outputs of its models and its ...

As the resident philosopher at Anthropic, the 37-year-old is crafting Claude's personality and moral compass. She is making sure that the AI system is safe, ethical and helpful to users, according to ...

“Alive” is obviously a loaded term; the more frequently used word is “conscious.” If you ask Anthropic if the company thinks Claude is alive, the company will flatly deny it, but stop short of saying ...

Amanda Askell, Anthropic’s in-house philosopher, is sounding pretty conflicted about whether AI models can be conscious and have feelings. The flip side of that: she thinks it’s a possibility they ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. Follow Lakshmi Varanasi Every time Lakshmi publishes a story, you’ll get an alert straight to your ...

Amanda Askell’s nickname at Anthropic, the AI firm where she works, is the “Claude whisperer.” Anthropic’s chatbot, Claude, has a reputation in the industry for being friendly, curious, and maybe a ...

Elon Musk targeted Anthropic philosopher Amanda Askell on X, questioning her AI ethics role due to her lack of children.

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. Follow Lakshmi Varanasi Every time Lakshmi publishes a story, you’ll get an alert straight to your ...