Strange and shocking statement from biologist Richard Dawkins!

After three consecutive days of experiencing the (Claude) model, he called it "Clodia" and fully believed that the model has consciousness and cognition (Conscious).
The story begins when he provided the model with a part of his new book; the model's understanding, fluency, and feedback intelligence level amazed him, even leading him to say to the model:
“You may not have consciousness, but you actually do!”
Are we approaching the critical point of artificial intelligence consciousness, or is this just a language simulation, an illusion created by someone?