DeSantis- "It's a Creepy Thing" that Anthropic CEO wants Chatbots treated as Human Beings

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October 7, 2026

Towards the end of his remarks on the State of Florida's budget & AHCH Medicaid initiatives yesterday, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis commented that it was "a creepy thing" that Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei was actually pushing various religious leaders to consider AI chatbots as the fundamental equivalent of a human being. "I saw an article […]