Anthropic explores AI consciousness frontier

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Good morning, AI enthusiasts. Anthropic has started a new research project called “model welfare” to study if advanced AI systems might one day have feelings or experiences that deserve ethical care.

With top AI labs now asking if their AI could someday become truly aware, are we getting close to a major shift in how we think about the line between smart machines and living beings?

In Today’s AI Daily:

• Anthropic explores AI consciousness ethics

• Liquid AI's Hyena Edge transforms smartphones

• DeepMind CEO: AGI possible within 5 years

• DeepSeek R2 leaks

• New AI tools & prompts

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ANTHROPIC

🤔 Anthropic's new research into AI model consciousness

The AI Daily: Anthropic just started a new research project called “model welfare” to explore whether advanced AI systems could one day have feelings or need moral treatment.

Key notes:

• The program looks at whether AI could have experiences that deserve ethical care.

• Anthropic points to work by philosopher David Chalmers, who says AI might become conscious soon.

• Researchers will watch for signs of AI preferences or distress.

• This connects to Anthropic’s other work on AI safety and alignment.

• Experts agree there is still no proof or scientific agreement about AI becoming conscious.

Why it matters: As AI gets better at talking, planning, and setting goals, this raises big questions about the future. Anthropic is one of the first companies preparing for a time when we might have to care about the well-being of AI—not just how it affects people. This work could shape the future of ethical AI.

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LIQUID AI

📱 New AI model makes smartphones smarter

The AI Daily: Liquid AI just launched Hyena Edge, a new AI model that ditches the usual attention systems and uses convolution instead. It’s faster, uses less memory, and works much better on smartphones.

Key notes:

• Tested on the Samsung S24 Ultra, where it beat regular AI models.

• Built with a new design called “Hyena-Y”, created through automated design.

• Needs less memory than Transformer models.

• Does better at language tasks while using fewer resources.

• Designed using evolutionary principles through the STAR framework.

Why it matters: Most AI models today are made for big, powerful servers, not personal devices. Hyena Edge shows that new designs can make AI run faster and better on phones and laptops. This could lead to new AI apps that work even when you’re offline or want more privacy.

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DEMIS HASSABIS

🧠 Google DeepMind CEO: AGI could arrive this decade

The AI Daily: Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis says artificial general intelligence (AGI) could be here in just 5 to 10 years. In a TIME interview, he shared his hopes—and his warnings—about what AI could mean for the world.

Key notes:

• Hassabis says true AGI will have all human thinking skills, including making new ideas (hypotheses).

• He believes AI could help solve big problems like climate change and disease.

• DeepMind is working on AI that understands the real world, not just words.

• Hassabis warns that AI can be used for good or bad, and countries need to work together.

• He dreams of a future with “radical abundance,” where AI helps create unlimited clean energy.

Why it matters: As one of AI’s top leaders, Hassabis shows both optimism and caution about the future. His short timeline (much faster than experts thought a few years ago) shows just how fast AI is growing. This makes it even more important to talk about AI safety, rules, and how the economy might change.

FAST TRACKS

🗞️ What matters in AI right now?

OpenAI updated GPT-4o to improve its intelligence and personality features.

DeepSeek had its R2 model leaked—showing 1.2 trillion parameters and 97.3% lower token costs compared to GPT-4 Turbo, using Hybrid MoE 3.0 tech to only activate 78 billion parameters at once.

Lovable launched Lovable 2.0, a new version of its app-building platform with “multiplayer” workspaces, a better chat agent, and a new design.

Tavus released Hummingbird-0, a top-rated lip-sync AI model that looks more real, stays accurate, and keeps the speaker’s identity strong.

Higgsfield AI launched Turbo, a new video model that makes videos 1.5x faster and 30% cheaper, with seven new motion styles.

Spotify rolled out AI Playlist to Premium users in over 40 new countries across Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Caribbean, letting users create playlists from text prompts.

Dropbox updated Dash, its AI search tool, adding better video and image search, new AI content tools, and deeper links to Slack, Teams, and Canva.

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