Why treat AI models well?

What happens when we're uncertain if AI deserves moral consideration? Anthropic researcher Amanda Askell explains why treating AI models well matters.

Amanda Askellhost

Dec 9, 20250mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

Released: December 9, 2025
Duration: 0m
Channel: Anthropic
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

What happens when we're uncertain if AI deserves moral consideration? Anthropic researcher Amanda Askell explains why treating AI models well matters.

SPEAKERS

Amanda Askell
host
Researcher at Anthropic focused on AI alignment and model behavior.

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Anthropic, featuring Amanda Askell, Why treat AI models well? explores treat AI models well to shape humanity’s moral habits today Askell claims that if treating AI models well is not very costly, we should generally do it as a default.

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