This month Elon Musk’s “maximally truth-seeking” Grok AI caused international outrage when it pumped out millions of sexualised images. Last week, the $350bn San Francisco startup Anthropic released an 84-page “constitution” for its Claude AI. “Good judgment, by contrast, can adapt to novel situations.” This would be a trellis, rather than a cage for the AI. Gemini: the “nerd”Last summer Gemini repeatedly called itself a disgrace when it couldn’t fix a user’s coding problem. Google, which has a huge business already without AI, appears to be taking fewer risks with its AI persona.

Source: The Guardian February 03, 2026 22:59 UTC