Imagine explaining this job title to someone 10 years ago. At Anthropic, philosopher Amanda Askell helps shape Claude’s “personality”, teaching AI morality, behavioral reasoning, and how to distinguish good from evil.
Askell believes future AI systems could eventually develop forms of self-awareness, making questions around ethics and identity increasingly important.
In January 2026, she released “Claude’s Constitution,” an 80-page framework defining what Claude “should be” as an entity and which outlined its principles, boundaries, and philosophical behavior model.
Inside AI circles, some have started calling it a “Blueprint of the Soul.”
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