New research from Google's Paradigms of Intelligence team shows AI safety guardrails might have an unintended side effect: suppressing mind and soul attributions, making models sound less "spiritual." agi.fightersteel.com/googles-para... #AIEthics #AIGovernance #AGI

Google’s Paradigms of Intelligence team says safety features make Gemini less ‘spiritual’

When AI developers place safety restrictions on large language models (LLMs) that prevent them from attributing consciousness to themselves, the AI systems’ a

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This month’s issue of AGI Ethics News features an interview with Cognizant AI Lab about TerraLingua, a sandbox for studying how autonomous and multi-agent systems behave before deployment. agiethicsnews.substack.com/p/agi-progre...

How do top tech journalists actually view AGI? A survey by AGI Ethics News and Fighter Steel Productions surveyed 31 sci/tech journalists across 8 countries on AGI risks, timelines, and governance. Here are the key takeaways 🧵👇

Should advanced AI ever have legal personhood? NYU's Toni Sims breaks down nonhuman minds, animal welfare parallels, and the future of AI ethics in Part 1 of our interview. 📖 Read & subscribe to get Part 2 coming out next month: agi.fightersteel.com/interview-kb... #AGIEthics #AISafety

Interview: KB Miller with Toni Sims on AI welfare - Part One

Edited for readability and completeness Toni Sims is a researcher at NYU's Center for Mind, Ethics, and Policy, where she studies the consciousness, welfare,

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As AGI accelerates, the big question isn't just how we build it — it's why, and whose goals it serves. Our new issue dives into motive, synthetic data risks, LLM limits, & AI welfare. Subscribe to AGI Ethics News to read the full issue 📬 mailchi.mp/agiethicsnew...

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The biggest questions in AI are no longer just technical. In June's issue, we look at the rights conversation shaping the AI debate right now, focusing on human and corporate rights. Subscribe for free to read: mailchi.mp/agiethicsnew...

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The company, with a valuation of 965 billion dollars and annualized sales of 42 billion , comparable to the pharmaceutical giant GSK, bets that Claude Science will replicate the impact that Claude Code had on programming.

Anthropic launches Claude Science: the AI aiming to transform scientific research and the pharmaceutical industry - Sinaptica

Anthropic announced on June 30, 2026, the launch of Claude Science, a tool dedicated to scientific laboratories and pharmaceutical research. The company, with a

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Navigating the ethics of AGI governance is incredibly complex. What do you see as the biggest hurdle? A) Governance/Control B) Job displacement C) Environmental impact D) Machine rights Reply to vote! Deep dives at AGI Ethics News: mailchi.mp/agiethicsnew... #AIEthics #AGI

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What does it mean to treat AGI as a relationship, not just a thing? In this exclusive four-part interview, David Gunkel explores the “relational turn” and why it matters for AI ethics, rights, and responsibility. Subscribe to AGI Ethics News and read the full interview. mailchi.mp/agiethicsnew...

Another teaser from "The Différance Engine" @mitpress.bsky.social. This one comes from chapter one--"Writing Machines." And is designed to tee-up the raison d'etre for bringing Derrida's (non)concept of différance into the current and seemingly irresolvable debate about #LLM #AI.

What if the most important part of AI isn’t the model, but the input? In a recent article for AGI Ethics News, Natalie de Alma suggests that data, prompts, and context may matter more than model architecture in shaping AI behavior. Subscribe here for more: mailchi.mp/agiethicsnew...

What does journalism look like when AI enters the newsroom? Not as a replacement for reporters, but as a force reshaping research, production, distribution, and editorial decisions. Subscribe to read more: mailchi.mp/agiethicsnew...

The way journalists frame Artificial General Intelligence may be shaping public understanding as much as the technology itself.

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Interview: David Gunkel on AGI Ethics and ‘the relational turn’ – Part Three

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Part 3 (of 4) of our exclusive interview with @davidgunkel.bsky.social just published with the recent issue of AGI Ethics News! Subscribe for free to check out the first three parts of the Miller/Gunkel interview, and explore this month's focus on journalism and AGI. mailchi.mp/agiethicsnew...

Part 3 (of 4) of our exclusive interview with @davidgunkel.bsky.social just published with the recent issue of AGI Ethics News! Subscribe for free to check out the first three parts of the Miller/Gunkel interview, and explore this month's focus on journalism and AGI. mailchi.mp/agiethicsnew...

Google Shares First AI Mode Usage Data After One Year Google released first-party data on how people use AI Mode in the U.S. after one year. Telegram AI Digest #ai #news

Are AI systems just "things," or do they deserve moral respect? 🤖 In an exclusive interview with AGI Ethics News, philosopher David Gunkel (@davidgunkel.bsky.social) introduces "the relational turn," a radical shift in how we think about the moral status of AI. 🧵 👇 (1/3)

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Megan Carnegie explores, for AGI Ethics News, how small language models could act as "ethical governors," constraining powerful AI to align with human values and prevent misalignment risks. Read and subscribe here: agi.fightersteel.com/slms-ethical...

5 thought-provoking quotes from our exclusive interview with David Gunkel (@davidgunkel.bsky.social) on AGI Ethics and ‘the relational turn’ — Part Two. 🧵 (1/2) @davidgunkel.bsky.social

Most AGI discussions focus on "alignment." But what if the real risk is that AI aligns with us so well that it kills our ability to change? agi.fightersteel.com/agentic-agi-...

We just closed a LinkedIn poll on the "Relational Turn" in AGI ethics. The results were fascinating: 78% of respondents think moral standing should be based on our relationship with the AI, not its internal properties (like intelligence). 🧵

The road to AGI is being paved with the "corpses" of the very safety commitments meant to protect us. If we can’t keep safety promises during the era of chatbots, what happens if we reach AGI? agi.fightersteel.com/the-road-to-...

AGI ethics: Should moral status derive from internal properties like intelligence, or from our relationships with it? Philosopher @davidgunkel.bsky.social examines this 'relational turn' in an exclusive multipart interview: agi.fightersteel.com/interview-da...

Interview: David Gunkel on AGI Ethics and ‘the relational turn’

In an exclusive interview for AGI Ethics News, KB Miller sat down with philosopher David Gunkel to discuss the ethical implications of treating artificial gener

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AGI ethics: Should moral status derive from internal properties like intelligence, or from our relationships with it? Philosopher @davidgunkel.bsky.social examines this 'relational turn' in an exclusive multipart interview: agi.fightersteel.com/interview-da...

Interview: David Gunkel on AGI Ethics and ‘the relational turn’

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Good news! OpenAI is canceling so many large purchase orders and datacenter expansions that the global price of RAM is dropping.

OpenAI funding fears hit memory chip prices

Spending cuts at OpenAI have hit memory chip prices as fears grow about the tech company’s ability to fund its expansion.

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