Anthropic co-founder Christopher Olah was invited to speak at the launch of Pope Leo XIV's encyclical "Magnifica Humanitas" and used the stage to claim AI models show evidence of introspection and emotion-like states. The Pope's own document struck a different tone: "These systems merely imitate certain functions of human intelligence."

The pope will join leading Catholic theologians and an Anthropic co-founder on Monday to release a landmark encyclical on “safeguarding the human person in the time of artificial…

Chris Olah warned the Vatican that his own industry can't be trusted to govern itself.

Pope Leo XIV's first encyclical, Magnifica humanitas, calls for disarming AI and rules out algorithmic warfare. Anthropic's Chris Olah presented alongside cardinals.

At the Vatican launch of Pope Leo XIV's first encyclical, Anthropic co-founder Chris Olah argued that AI cannot be steered by frontier labs alone.

Pope Leo XIV has issued a sweeping manifesto about safeguarding humanity in the era of artificial intelligence, examining the many social areas that the technology is…

VATICAN CITY, May 25 : Anthropic co-founder Chris Olah said on Monday that the development of artificial intelligence cannot be left solely to technology companies, urging greater…

Christopher Olah fez a declaração no Vaticano durante a apresentação da primeira encíclica do Papa Leão XIV sobre inteligência artificial.

Anthropic co-founder Chris Olah emphasized in the Vatican that AI development requires guidance from governments, religious leaders, and civil society to ensure ethical progress.

Speaking at the presentation of Pope Leo's first encyclical on artificial intelligence, Olah said there was "a real possibility" that AI will displace human labor "at very large…

Pope Leo XIV released "Magnifica Humanitas" on May 25, the first papal encyclical dedicated entirely to AI.

Anthropic co-founder Christopher Olah was invited to speak at the launch of Pope Leo XIV's encyclical "Magnifica Humanitas" and used the stage to claim AI models show evidence of…

On Monday, Pope Leo XIV unveiled his broad vision for the relationship between artificial intelligence and humanity in his first encyclical, a major papal letter addressed to…

AI has been a core part of Pope Leo’s papacy

Pope Leo XIV's first encyclical uses AI as a lens to diagnose older problems: concentrated power, eroding democracy, and a tech elite that shapes the world to its own advantage.

Pope Leo XIV called Monday for robust regulation of artificial intelligence and for its developers to work for the common good rather than profit, issuing a sweeping manifesto on…

Leo’s first encyclical, “Magnifica Humanitas," was very consciously signed on the 135th anniversary of "Rerum Novarum," on the first Industrial Revolution.

Pope Leo XIV's Magnifica Humanitas encyclical on AI and human dignity dropped May 25, 2026. Here's what every AI developer and builder needs to understand.

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Pope Leo XIV's encyclical Magnifica Humanitas warns AI creates 'new forms of slavery,' addresses crypto ethics, and was co-presented by Anthropic's Christopher Olah.

Pope Leo XIV's first encyclical warns AI risks creating 'new forms of slavery,' partners with Anthropic's co-founder, and notably omits any mention of crypto.