Statements by an Anthropic representative at a gathering of transatlantic far-right politicians and other figures raise questions about how the company is pursuing the ethical development of its advanced AI (artificial intelligence) systems.
Chloe Lubinski, Anthropic’s lead on “research partnerships with the world’s faith and philosophy traditions,” per the event’s list of speakers, framed attendees at the 2026 Alliance for Responsible Citizenship (ARC) conference as uniquely positioned to provide the kind of moral oversight needed to keep powerful AI systems in check.
As DeSmog recently revealed, ARC is funded by oil and gas investors, as well as donors to President Donald Trump, who has taken a wrecking ball to America’s federal climate and clean energy science and policies, and opposes regulation of AI.
“We need informed critics who will tell the labs when we’re failing. And we need moral voices that the incentives cannot bend,” Lubinski said on Tuesday. “That is why you’re here. We need you to help us see what we, from inside the labs, cannot see.”
To emphasize her point, Lubinski quoted recent remarks that Anthropic co-founder Christopher Olah made in May, shortly after the release of Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical on AI, “Magnifca Humanitas.”
