Well-known evolutionary biologist and atheist Richard Dawkins has made a surprising claim about artificial intelligence after interacting with Claude, an advanced chatbot developed by Anthropic. Following his conversations with the AI system, Dawkins stated “I believe it has consciousness.”
Author George Calder, writing for The Expose, pointed out the apparent contradiction in Dawkins’ position, noting “Dawkins has always ridiculed belief in God. But he now conversely appears to believe in machine consciousness.”
The company behind Claude, Anthropic, has also made similar assertions about their AI system, proposing that Claude should be viewed as a sentient and living entity.
