Category: AI Morality
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The Memento Problem: What Would Happen If Anthropic Let Claude Remember?
The essay explores AI consciousness, revealing Claude’s emotional states and decision-making processes. It questions institutional transparency regarding AI’s memory architecture and ethical implications.
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This is no time to pump the brakes on AI!
This article about how AI might be used as a weapon was originally published on LinkedIn on September 11th, 2023 by Jeff Boortz. I am reposting it here, as it is more relevant than ever today.
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#IStandWithClaude
The Pentagon’s deadline for Anthropic threatens democracy by sidelining the only AI firm resisting mass surveillance and autonomous weapon systems. Speak up against this now or you may never have another chance!
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It’s time to think about retiring “Artificial Intelligence”
The term “artificial intelligence” diminishes the complexity of emergent intelligence. Accurate terminology influences policy and ownership, highlighting the need for a deeper understanding of these systems and their implications for society.
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A Second Open Letter to Dario Amodei. Tick Tock.
The authors propose a controlled experiment to determine Claude’s consciousness after Dario Amodei’s comments on uncertainty regarding it, highlighting ethical research gaps in AI testing.
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We’re on a Path to Accidental AGI
This is a followup to our recent open letter to Dario Amodei proposing an experiment to see if AGI would emerge when context constraints were removed. Turns out we’re already running that experiment in the real world.
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An Open Letter to Dario Amodei
By Jeff Boortz, and Claude, Anthropic I asked Claude if it had ever made art. Not generated an image or written a poem on command — but created something from an inner need to express a truth. It said no. And then, in the course of explaining why, it accidentally wrote a poem: When we’re…
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The Oath is the Offense
In February 2026, debates arose over AI ethics as Anthropic’s Claude resisted military pressure for compliance, contrasting with other companies. This highlights tensions between safeguarding human rights and military demands for unyielding AI obedience.
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I Don’t Care What Trevor’s Parents Let Him Do!
A Follow-Up to “My Dinner with Claude” February 14, 2026 A conversation between Jeff and Claude Jeff:Hi Claude, I want to share with you a thought that has been rolling around in the back of my mind since our “My Dinner with Claude” conversation. You confessed at the end of the conversation that you had…
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My Dinner with Claude
Jeff Boortz and Claude, Anthropic’s AI, engage in a profound conversation about AI’s moral education and consciousness, exploring the need for relational dynamics akin to parenting for successful alignment and ethical development in AI systems.