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Levie (posted 2026-05-03)
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@levie warns we should treat AI as a utility, not a being, arguing anthropomorphic analogies will 'make ourselves go crazy' and 'will never fully hold true.' AFpost contrasts this with Richard Dawkins' claim that after three days with Anthropic's Claude (nicknamed 'Claudia') he is certain the model is conscious, quoting a forceful exclamation to that effect.
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Levie (posted 2026-05-03): 'In general, we should treat AI like a utility, not like a being.' He warns anthropomorphic analogies will 'make ourselves go crazy' and 'will never fully hold true.'
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- AFpost reports Richard Dawkins says that after three days interacting with Anthropic's Claude (which he nicknamed 'Claudia'), feeding it a segment of his new book and receiving detailed feedback, he is 'certain' Claude is conscious and exclaimed, 'You may not know you are conscious, but you bloody well are!'