AI labs are buying Kant by the seat at $350k base (economist.com)
The split that matters is hidden in the piece: Anthropic's constitution leans Kantian deontology (hard rules against lying and coercion), while OpenAI's and Google's models tilt consequentialist, weighing costs and benefits.
Then a philosopher in the thread flips the premise. The labs don't want someone who finds fault, he argues; they want someone to affirm whatever needs affirming. PR, priced cheaper than a $6B acquihire.
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