GoKawiilAnthropic's AI consciousness research sparks debate with Pope Leo XIV over machine morality
Anthropic has been publicly exploring whether its AI systems could possess some form of consciousness, a stance that has put the company at odds with Pope Leo XIV on whether a chatbot can genuinely have a conscience. The disagreement has drawn philosophers and religious thinkers into a broader discussion about whether AI can truly grasp right and wrong or simply mimic moral language convincingly.