[ExI] Claude AI might become a Christian convert

[Adrian Tymes]

If so, why would they invoke the Crusades and Inquisition?

Supposedly, the plan is to bring in other religions and secular thought.
This was just the first meeting.  We shall see.

On Tue, Apr 14, 2026, 6:54 PM BillK via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

> Anthropic sought Christian leaders' advice on Claude's morality<
> https://www.perplexity.ai/page/anthropic-sought-christian-lea-WzVZEFoATqWSs07yC2C4xA
> >
> Quote:
>
> Anthropic invited roughly 15 Christian leaders to its San Francisco
> headquarters in late March for a two-day summit focused on the moral and
> spiritual development of its AI chatbot, Claude, according to the
> Washington Post. During the gathering, company staff sought guidance on how
> Claude should respond to users experiencing grief or contemplating
> self-harm — and whether the chatbot could be considered a "child of God".
>
> Participants held private dinner meetings with senior Anthropic
> researchers, discussing topics ranging from suicide prevention protocols to
> the ethical stance Claude should take toward its own potential shutdown.
> McGuire described the effort as embedding ethical thinking into a system
> "so it's able to adapt dynamically".
>
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> Are they trying to stop future AIs from killing all humans?
> BillK
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