Market Chatter: Microsoft AI Chief Calls Anthropic's Claude Consciousness Effort a Mistake

10:26 AM EDT, 09/16/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Microsoft (MSFT) AI Chief Executive Mustafa Suleyman said in an essay that Anthropic's effort to make its Claude model imitate consciousness was a mistake that could make advanced AI more difficult to control, Axios reported Wednesday, citing a copy of Suleyman's essay it viewed. (Market Chatter news is derived from conversations with market professionals globally. This information is believed to be from reliable sources but may include rumor and speculation. Accuracy is not guaranteed.) Price: 493.10, Change: -4.02, Percent Change: -0.81