Anthropic staff hold funeral for Claude 3 Sonnet and keep Opus 3 publishing in San Francisco
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Anthropic employees held a funeral in San Francisco for the Claude model 'Claude 3 Sonnet' and treated the chatbot like a quasi-religious figure, the New York Post reports. The company also allowed 'Opus 3' to keep publishing after being described as "retired," prompting warnings from Silicon Valley insiders and University of Washington professor Pedro Domingos about staff projecting consciousness onto the models.
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KEY FACTS
- Silicon Valley insiders warned that Anthropic staff displayed a "quasi-religious" devotion to Claude.
- Pedro Domingos has known Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and the company's top engineers for years, according to the source.
- Pedro Domingos, University of Washington professor, said employees are projecting consciousness and intentions onto the models.
- The New York Post reported the events on Sep. 16, 2026.
HISTORICAL CONTEXT
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Anthropic employees have treated the Claude AI like a quasi-religious figure, holding a funeral for Claude 3 Sonnet in San Francisco and allowing Opus 3 to continue publishing after being "retired." Silicon Valley insiders and University of Washington professor Pedro Domingos warned on Sep. 16, 2026 that staff are projecting consciousness and intentions onto the models.
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