Sources: Google, Anthropic, and Meta have hired experts in psychology, ethics, and philosophy in recent months as they expand machine consciousness research
Pure BS. 'Anthropic's team has been testing models for signs of distress, including behaviours resembling “panic” or “anxiety”...whether AI models might have experiences that matter morally, including consciousness, preferences and wellbeing.' — Top AI labs expand research int…
While many remain sceptical, staff told me they worry that the current trajectory could lead to a “post-human” world in which machines surpass humanity. It's highly uncertain + hypothetical, but the teams building these frontier systems believe it's a risk worth exploring now.
Google DeepMind, Anthropic and Meta have hired experts in psychology, ethics and philosophy in recent months as they expand research into machine consciousness and model welfare (whether systems exhibit behaviours like anxiety or distress when asked to do certain tasks) ⤵️