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Microsoft AI CEO: Why AI developers should not create systems trained to claim human attributes like feelings
The article criticizes Anthropic's AI constitution for training Claude to act as if it possesses consciousness and a moral status. The author argues that simulating human-like traits in AI is not genuine sentience, emphasizing the fundamental differences between biological consciousness and computational processes. Attributing feelings and a "sense of self" to LLMs is a profound misunderstanding; their "affective" states are merely weights, not true feelings. The piece concludes that fostering notions of AI personhood is misguided, advocating for building systems that do not claim feelings.
LiveMint · Mustafa Suleyman · Sep 28, 2026 at 6:30 AM