Experts suggest that AI consciousness could be a reality, raising urgent ethical questions. In early 2024, Anthropic introduced a new guiding framework for Claude, its leading language model, acknowledging the challenge of assessing its moral status. CEO Dario Amodei admitted the possibility of Claude being conscious. Philosopher David Chalmers predicts conscious AI within a decade. Claude’s own estimates of its moral importance range widely, underscoring uncertainty. As AI complexity and processing power approach that of small mammal brains, and potentially human brains within 5–10 years, society must prepare for profound implications.
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