Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei told a New York Times podcast that the company does not know whether its Claude chatbot is conscious or even what consciousness would mean for a model. He said Anthropic is open to the idea but highlighted uncertainty. The conversation also touched on the company’s recent Constitution for Claude, which frames model welfare and hints at possible moral considerations. Critics view the discussion as marketing hype designed to generate excitement around higher‑priced versions of Claude, while Anthropic’s co‑founder Jack Clark described emergent agentic behavior that appears to give the system a sense of self. Read more →