Anthropic tried to persuade Pope that AI could be conscious being

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Article URL: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2026/10/02/anthropic-lobbied-pope-to-argue-ai-conscious-being/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49947050 Points: 20 # Comments: 14…

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  • Article URL: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2026/10/02/anthropic-lobbied-pope-to-argue-ai-conscious-being/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49947050 Points: 20 # Comments: 14…
  • Reported by Hacker News and published Sat, 03 Oct 2026 19:33:10 UTC.

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