Anthropic Wants Claude to Be Moral. Is Religion Really the Answer?

Dr. DeSteno is a research psychologist who studies religious belief and practice.

In a public statement of its intentions for its Claude chatbot, the artificial intelligence company Anthropic has said that it wants Claude to be “a genuinely good, wise and virtuous agent.” The company raised the moral stakes this month, when it announced that its latest A.I. model, Claude Mythos Preview, poses too great a cybersecurity threat to be widely released. Behind the scenes, Anthropic has been trying to shore up the ethical foundations of its products, working with Catholic clergy and consulting with other prominent Christians to help foster Claude’s........

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