# ‘We don’t know if the models are conscious‘ — Anthropic’s CEO isn’t sure if Claude AI is conscious but he'd probably quite like it if you upgraded to Claude Max just to find out

> Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei isn't sure whether his latest Claude chatbot is conscious. This probably shouldn't come as much of a surprise.

- **Source:** [TechRadar](https://www.techradar.com/ai-platforms-assistants/claude/we-dont-know-if-the-models-are-conscious-anthropics-ceo-isnt-sure-if-claude-ai-is-conscious-but-hed-probably-quite-like-it-if-you-upgraded-to-claude-max-just-to-find-out?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=69a2629e16dc079e2c1a2ffe)
- **Published:** 2026-02-28
- **Category:** AI & Bots
- **Tags:** #anthropic #claude #conscious #probably #sure #find #models #quite
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