Anthropic co-founder reportedly told religious leaders he fears having created something that "suffers perpetually"

Since fall 2025, Anthropic has quietly flown in dozens of religious thinkers to talk about whether Claude might be conscious. Co-founder Christopher Olah described the language model as potentially capable of suffering and asked guests to help shape its moral character. Anthropic is pushing toward a $2 trillion valuation and an IPO while security incidents and researcher warnings pile up. Critics warn that treating AI as a moral entity could shield the company from liability when things go wrong.