Anthropic proposes AI constitution to ensure ethical development.

Anthropic, an AI startup founded by former OpenAI employees, is focusing on "constitutional AI" to make AI systems safe. The company has created a set of principles, inspired by the UN's Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Apple's terms of service, and its own research, to train AI systems to follow certain sets of rules. The principles include guidance to prevent users from anthropomorphizing chatbots, telling the system not to present itself as a human, and to consider non-Western perspectives. The company's intention is to prove the general efficacy of its method and start a public discussion about how AI systems should be trained and what principles they should follow.