Pope Leo XIV released a major document on May 25, warning about the dangers of AI, from autonomous weapons to what he claims is its relation to “new forms of slavery” arising from the industry. An unexpected attendee of the pope’s Vatican event announcing the document’s release was Anthropic co-founder Chris Olah, a presence that signals the AI developer’s relationship with the Catholic Church as it seeks to bolster its image as an AI company concerned with ethics.
Let there be limits—Pope Leo invokes scripture on AI’s moral peril, Anthropic in tow
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