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When Richard Dawkins met Claude

Posted by rodrigo
Tags: artificial intelligence, psychosis, technology, claude, author.richard dawkins, source.unherd
https://unherd.com/2026/05/is-ai-the-next-phase-of-evolution/

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Authors
Richard Dawkins
Published
May 1 2026
Word count
1865 words

4 comments

  1. [4]
    rodrigo
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    Man gets AI psychosis, thinks AI is alive. First thing he does: give it a woman name. Every. Single. Time.

    Man gets AI psychosis, thinks AI is alive. First thing he does: give it a woman name.

    Every. Single. Time.

    11 votes
    1. Wafik
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      This is even less surprising given Richard Dawkins track record.

      This is even less surprising given Richard Dawkins track record.

      3 votes
    2. [2]
      The_Schield
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      Haven't read the article yet but that would be so hysterically predictable Edit: so Richard doesn't think people can change their gender identities but the 0s and 1s simulating a consciousness to...

      Haven't read the article yet but that would be so hysterically predictable

      Edit: so Richard doesn't think people can change their gender identities but the 0s and 1s simulating a consciousness to him gets to?

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      1. DefinitelyNotAFae
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        Trust me, that was an immediate clock on my part. I just don't know what else to say anymore about why all this is a bad idea.

        Trust me, that was an immediate clock on my part.

        I just don't know what else to say anymore about why all this is a bad idea.