Anthropicโs alliance with pope on AI harms: all in good faith or โVatican-washing?โ
Experts say AI firmโs engagement with Vatican risks creating โfeelgoodโ discourse that lacks critical examination Why did Anthropicโs founder sit beside the pope during a warning about AI? In the first major written teaching of his papacy, Pope Leo XIV took artificial intelligence to task. The pontiff delineated the technologyโs most concerning threats to humanity: replacing workers, accelerating war and exploiting the environment. At a ceremony honoring the holy teaching the day of its release at the Vatican, the pope was flanked by an unusual guest speaker: Anthropic co-founder Chris Olah, one of the people behind the AI boom so worrying Leo. Continue reading...