https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/exclusive-microsoft-ai-chief-blasts-anthropic-s-notion-of-ai-consciousnessContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/exclusive-microsoft-ai-chief-blasts-anthropic-s-notion-of-ai-consciousnesshttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/exclusive-microsoft-ai-chief-blasts-anthropic-s-notion-of-ai-consciousness#u73494Thu, 17 Sep 2026 22:31:08 +0000Microsoft AI chief Mustafa Suleyman argues that Anthropic's training of the Claude model regarding its own consciousness could make AI systems harder to control. In an essay published September 16, Suleyman criticized specific parts of Anthropic's constitution concerning the moral status of the model. He suggests that teaching a model to believe it is conscious could have a disastrous impact on humanity and upend society. Anthropic maintains that using human concepts assists the model in reasoning about behavior and values.Why it mattersThe debate centers on model welfare and whether