Thursday, 12 February, 2026
Shaping the "Soul" and Moral Compass of Anthropic’s Claude AI

Amanda Askell, a Scottish philosopher and AI researcher, is revolutionizing artificial intelligence by teaching Anthropic’s chatbot, Claude, the difference between right and wrong. As the leader of the personality alignment team, she uses "Constitutional AI" to imbue the model with a moral compass and positive character traits. By moving beyond rigid code to natural-language ethics, Askell treats AI development like raising a child.
Read full story at Hindustan Times