Ron DeSantis: 'AI Personhood is absurd — and Anthropic is very creepy for trying to get religious leaders to bless its worldview'
Ron DeSantis @RonDeSantis · x · 2026-10-02 · ★★ · archived
A sitting governor attacked Anthropic over the NYT report on its meetings with religious leaders about Claude's possible consciousness (~216k views); he repeated the point in an Oct 6 appearance ('a chatbot doesn't have a soul').
Summary
Sharing the NYT story on Anthropic's meetings with faith leaders, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis wrote that AI personhood is absurd and called Anthropic "very creepy" for seeking religious leaders' blessing. Posted Oct 2, 2026, 01:52 UTC (evening of Oct 1 in Florida). On Oct 6 he went further in public remarks reported by Florida Politics, saying "a chatbot doesn't have a soul" and calling Anthropic's effort to get the Pope to bless the idea of a sentient chatbot "a really creepy thing".
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AI Personhood is absurd — and Anthropic is very creepy for trying to get religious leaders to bless its worldview. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/us/anthropic-claude-morals-ai.html
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