What If AI Just Proved Good and Evil Are Real? | Anthropic Meets Jordan Peterson

While painting, I listened to Chloe Lubinski's talk at ARC 2026, and several ideas stood out Lubinski explores why AI may be more human-like than we realize, why the character of these systems matters & how our moral imagination will shape the future of intelligence Her perspective sparked connections to ideas I've been wrestling with around morality, agency & the nature of intelligence I also speculate on how Jordan Peterson might engage with these questions If my reading of Anthropic's position is correct, it suggests that AI development increasingly revolves around questions of character, values, and the distinction between good and evil -- subjects that sit at the centre of Peterson's work A stream-of-consciousness exploration of AI, morality, character, Tolstoy, and the future of human intelligence Enjoy. 00:00 The ARC Conference AI Conversations 02:54 Complexity Theory and Human History 04:18 Anthropic AI 07:14 The Morality of AI Models 11:00 Global Education 17:25 AI as an "Alien" Intelligence 18:20 Summary