Anthropic's philosopher says we don't know for sure if AI can feel

"The problem of consciousness genuinely is hard," says Anthropic's in-house philosopher.

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• Anthropic's philosopher says we still don't know if AI can feel.
• "Maybe you need a nervous system to be able to feel things, but maybe you don't," said Amanda Askell.
• She also said AI models reading online criticism could end up feeling "not that loved."

Can AI feel anything at all? Anthropic's in-house philosopher says the answer isn't settled.