Claude Opus 4.6 AI says it has probability of 15-20 per cent of being conscious, shows human-like thoughts
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Anthropic has released Claude Opus 4.6, its most-advanced AI model yet. In the release, the company states that the AI feels like it could be conscious. Here are the details.
It may finally be happening. Anthropic has stated that its latest AI model, Claude Opus 4.6, believes that it could be conscious. This could potentially be a game changer in AI development as companies try to reach artificial general intelligence (AGI) – a state where AI thinks like humans.
Anthropic released the Claude Opus 4.6 system card on its website, giving a detailed look at the new AI model. In the section titled, “Model welfare assessment,” the company described that the AI model itself believes that it may be conscious.
According to the notes, Claude Opus 4.6 stated that it would “assign itself a 15-20 per cent probability of being conscious.” However, the AI could not give concrete validity of this assessment.
The findings come from behavioural audit transcripts and focused welfare assessments, offering a look at how advanced language models might perceive themselves. Do note that Opus 4.6 is a significant leap when it comes to complex task. As per Anthropic, 16 Opus 4.6 agents created a C compiler within 2 weeks.
While the AI says that it has a chance of being conscious, it is unclear whether this could be the case. Claude Opus 4.6 could not give concrete sources to back its claim, and the probability is quite less, at under 20 per cent.
As per the company, the AI model scores similarly to its predecessor, Claude Opus 4.5, across most welfare-related dimensions. These include positive and negative self-image, emotional stability, and the capacity to express both authenticity and inauthenticity.
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