The AI Industry Just Walked into the Vatican
The Vatican has released its first papal encyclical focused on artificial intelligence, titled Magnifica Humanitas. Pope Leo XIV, alongside Anthropic co-founder Chris Olah, emphasized the need for governance in AI development. This marks a significant shift as the AI industry, which previously dismissed traditional institutions, now seeks their guidance on ethical and societal implications.
- ▪Pope Leo XIV's encyclical addresses the societal impact of AI, likening it to the Industrial Revolution.
- ▪Chris Olah highlighted the need for scrutiny from governments and religious leaders in AI development.
- ▪The encyclical warns that the promise of prosperity from AI may be illusory and raises questions about who benefits from technological advancements.
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The AI Industry Just Walked Into the VaticanBig Tech spent a decade calling old institutions obsolete. Now it's looking to them for help.Kevin DriscollMay 26, 202622SharePope Leo XIV just released Magnifica Humanitas. It’s the first papal encyclical that’s focused on AI. When the Pope unveiled it, Anthropic co-founder Chris Olah was standing alongside him.Leo, the first American pope, didn’t pick his name by accident. Leo XIII wrote Rerum Novarum in 1891, the church’s response to the Industrial Revolution and the collapse of the old world labor order. This Leo picked his name to signal that AI is a rupture on that same scale. It’s not another tech cycle in his eyes.
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