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Claim Text: Over several months, I interviewed 20 religious and philosophical thinkers — Catholic, Jewish, Sikh, evangelical, Ubuntu and others — who have been involved in Anthropic’s efforts, and Mr. Olah himself.
Simplified Text: Over several months leading up to September 2026, Elizabeth Dias interviewed 20 religious and philosophical thinkers, including Christopher Olah, involved in Anthropic's AI ethics efforts.
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Claim Maker: Elizabeth Dias
Context Type: News Article
Context Details: { "date": "2026-09-29", "person": "Elizabeth Dias", "organization": "Anthropic" }
Subject Tags: Journalism Interviews AI Ethics
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Created: September 30, 2026 at 4:04 PM (1 week ago)
Last Updated: September 30, 2026 at 4:04 PM (1 week ago)

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“To be clear,” Christopher Olah told me, “we don’t know if A.I. models are conscious. I don’t know. I’m genuinely uncertain. The thing that I care about is that we get to the right answer, whatever it is.”

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https://nytimes.com/2026/09/29/us/anthropic-claude-morals-ai.html

To be clear Christopher Olah told me we don t know if A I models are conscious I don t know I m genuinely uncertain The thing that I care

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