Anthropic co-founder reportedly told religious leaders he fears having created something that "suffers perpetually"

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Since fall 2025, Anthropic has quietly flown in dozens of religious thinkers to talk about whether Claude might be conscious. Co-founder Christopher Olah described the language model as potentially capable of suffering and asked guests to help shape its moral character. Anthropic is pushing toward a $2 trillion valuation and an IPO while security incidents and researcher warnings pile up. Critics warn that treating AI as a moral entity could shield the company from liability when things go wrong