Tag: moral consideration

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: System Card: Claude Opus 4 & Claude Sonnet 4

    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/May/25/claude-4-system-card/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: System Card: Claude Opus 4 & Claude Sonnet 4 Feedly Summary: System Card: Claude Opus 4 & Claude Sonnet 4 Direct link to a PDF on Anthropic’s CDN because they don’t appear to have a landing page anywhere for this document. Anthropic’s system cards are always worth…

  • Slashdot: NYT Asks: Should We Start Taking the Welfare of AI Seriously?

    Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/04/26/0742205/nyt-asks-should-we-start-taking-the-welfare-of-ai-seriously Source: Slashdot Title: NYT Asks: Should We Start Taking the Welfare of AI Seriously? Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the burgeoning concept of “AI model welfare,” questioning whether advanced AI systems may warrant moral consideration akin to that given to sentient beings. This idea, gaining traction…

  • Slashdot: Anthropic CEO Floats Idea of Giving AI a ‘Quit Job’ Button

    Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/03/13/2038219/anthropic-ceo-floats-idea-of-giving-ai-a-quit-job-button?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Anthropic CEO Floats Idea of Giving AI a ‘Quit Job’ Button Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has sparked debate by suggesting advanced AI models might someday have the capability to “quit” tasks they find unpleasant. This consideration raises important questions about the…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Quoting Joanna Bryson

    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Feb/20/joanna-bryson/ Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Quoting Joanna Bryson Feedly Summary: There are contexts in which it is immoral to use generative AI. For example, if you are a judge responsible for grounding a decision in law, you cannot rest that on an approximation of previous cases unknown to you. You want an…

  • Slashdot: Is ‘AI Welfare’ the New Frontier In Ethics?

    Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/24/11/11/2112231/is-ai-welfare-the-new-frontier-in-ethics?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Is ‘AI Welfare’ the New Frontier In Ethics? Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: This text discusses the hiring of an “AI welfare” researcher at Anthropic, indicating a growing trend among AI companies to consider the ethical implications of AI systems, particularly regarding sentience and moral consideration.…