Pope Leo XIV taps Anthropic cofounder to caution on AITo release his first encyclical on the dangers of AI, Pope Leo XIV tapped Anthropic cofounder Christopher Olah for a presentation at the Vatican on Monday. The presentation comes three months after President Donald Trump’s administration banned governmental agencies’ use of Anthropic in February.Pope Leo XIV’s manifesto, titled “Magnifica Humanitas,” called for the “disarming of AI” to prevent it “from dominating humanity,” along with stronger regulation and slower paces of advancement. Olah presented alongside the first U.S.-born pope to warn that AI labs, including Anthropic’s, have incentives that “sometimes conflict with doing the right thing.”Tech on trial: Volvo re-enters US marketThe Trump administration made a deal for Volvo cars to sell in the U.S. again on Tuesday, reversing a 2025 Biden administration ban of many models prompted by Volvo’s Chinese-connected vehicle technology – including the tech that syncs drivers’ phones to Volvo cars and automates driving features. What’s new with audio?This week has been a big one for audio – including a Campaign-exclusive announcement from SiriusXM to deepen its partnership with data collaboration company LiveRamp, which was acquired by Publicis Groupe in a $2.2 billion cash deal two weeks ago.What else is new? YouTube and Spotify both launched new podcast features. To better position against streaming competitor Netflix — which has recently invested heavily into video podcasts — YouTube announced AI recommendation and auto speed podcast features to premium users on Thursday. Mimicking YouTube’s Ask Music AI tool, users can now browse podcasts recommended based on their moods, favorite genres and past podcast picks. YouTube also added an auto speed capability for podcasts to reduce speed during more complex episode segments.Spotify released a podcast clipping tool on Wednesday for fans to clip short podcast segments and share with friends and on social media. The platform also added magazines to its streaming library, allowing Premium users to listen to over 650 narrated, longform articles written by publications including The Atlantic, Rolling Stone and Vogue. The articles are included in Premium subscribers’ 15 hours of audio listening a month. This story first appeared on PRWeek U.S.