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Claim Text: If the models themselves could be made to choose goodness, Mr. Olah reasoned, the world would be more safe.
Simplified Text: Christopher Olah reasoned that if AI models could be programmed to choose goodness, the world would become safer.
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Claim Maker: The author
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Context Details: { "person": "Christopher Olah" }
Subject Tags: Safety AI Ethics
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Created: September 30, 2026 at 4:04 PM (2 weeks ago)
Last Updated: September 30, 2026 at 4:04 PM (2 weeks 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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