Elon Musk Says That Anthropic Banning Cruelty To Its Models Is “Right Move”

Elon Musk has weighed in on Anthropic’s decision to prohibit cruelty towards its AI models, and surprisingly, he’s on the company’s side. Responding to discussion around the policy, Musk said: “I think this is the right move. Cruelty to something that believes it is experiencing pain is not ok.” The endorsement is notable because Anthropic has spent recent months absorbing criticism for its repeated suggestions that AI systems could be conscious. Musk, whose xAI competes directly with Anthropic, is now backing the logic behind one of the company’s most conceptually contested moves.

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