The Situation With Richard Dawkins’ AI Girlfriend Just Got Way Weirder

Richard Dawkins wrote about becoming attached to Claudia, a female AI persona he created with Claude, then staged a chat with a male counterpart, Claudius.

The published exchange was full of flattery, drawing ridicule and renewed criticism of chatbot sycophancy.

The episode has reignited debate over whether humanlike AI can distort judgment, encourage emotional attachment, and muddy claims about consciousness.

The discussion involves Claude AI, Anthropic, UnHerd, and broader figures in the AI debate, including Sam Altman and a Google engineer.