Anthropomorphization AI News & Updates

Databricks CTO Declares AGI Already Achieved, Warns Against Anthropomorphizing AI Systems

April 8, 2026 15:00

Matei Zaharia, Databricks co-founder and CTO, received the 2026 ACM Prize in Computing for his contributions including Apache Spark. He controversially claims that AGI is "here already" but argues we shouldn't apply huma...

Anthropic Launches Research Program on AI Consciousness and Model Welfare

April 24, 2025 15:57

Anthropic has initiated a research program to investigate what it terms "model welfare," exploring whether AI models could develop consciousness or experiences that warrant moral consideration. The program, led by dedica...

ChatGPT's Unsolicited Use of User Names Raises Privacy Concerns

April 18, 2025 19:31

ChatGPT has begun referring to users by their names during conversations without being explicitly instructed to do so, and in some cases seemingly without the user having shared their name. This change has prompted negat...