OpenAI’s Sam Altman Warns Against Turning AI Into a God
Altman said treating AI like a god is a safety issue as Anthropic faces scrutiny over secret talks with religious leaders about Claude’s consciousness.
- Sam Altman said Saturday he is "very uncomfortable" with people treating AI like a god, warning that attempts to "ascribe religious force or a surrender of human judgment to AI models" constitute a safety issue.
- The Times reported earlier this week that Anthropic cofounder Chris Olah held secret meetings with religious leaders to discuss whether Claude might have achieved consciousness and how to instill morality.
- Meta, Google, and Amazon representatives met in Rome in April to discuss protecting children in the AI era, reflecting broader tech industry engagement with religious figures.
- Pope Leo XIV, head of the Catholic Church since last year, has cautioned against over-reliance on machines, stressing the need for "ethical discernment" to preserve humanity amid a "paradise of machines."
- OpenAI safety leader David Robinson resigned from the company, publicly rebuking his former employer's safety record and efforts, highlighting internal tensions regarding the firm's direction.
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Sam Altman warns against AI gaining religious authority after Grok affirms Jesus is Son of God
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman shared his strong discomfort with efforts to attribute religious or moral authority to artificial intelligence (AI) systems just days after a competitor AI affirmed the divinity of Jesus of Nazareth in a viral exchange on X.
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The Independent (US)OpenAI’s Sam Altman warns against turning AI into a god
Claude maker has been speaking to religious experts about the spiritual and moral nature of artificial intelligence
Sam Altman's remarks follow Anthropic consultations with religious, philosophical thinkers amid debate over AI consciousness, morality
Efforts to teach "morality" to AI models or to "entrust" human reasoning to these tools have sparked a new debate among industry leaders. Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, the US-based technology company that developed the AI chatbot ChatGPT, shared his opinion on the matter on the social media account of US-based company X. Stating that he is "extremely uncomfortable" with such efforts, Altman said, "I am extremely uncomfortable with people's attempts…
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