The News Diet
AI consciousness, Cheating dads & Cornell Seven
This week, we’re getting existential about whether AI could ever be conscious, and what it would mean to teach machines morality. We also unpack why some new dads cheat during pregnancy or early parenthood, examine the wider questions around fraternity culture and sexual violence following the Cornell 7 case, and look at the UK’s plans for new safe routes for vulnerable refugees - and whether compassion and tighter immigration controls can really coexist. Links Religious scholars met with Anthropic. What they heard stunned them. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/us/anthropic-claude-morals-ai.html The new dads who cheat https://www.thecut.com/article/why-do-new-dads-cheat.html Insta: @newsdietpod Tiktok: @newsdietpod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
