The Pope isn’t AGI-pilled

On Monday, Pope Leo XIV unveiled an encyclical letter addressing the societal implications of artificial intelligence. The letter, titled Magnifica Humanitas, warned that the "use of AI is ne'er a purely method matter: erstwhile it enters processes that impact people's lives, it touches connected rights, opportunities, presumption and freedom." Alongside him was Anthropic cofounder and interpretability squad pb Christopher Olah, representing a concern betwixt the Catholic Church and 1 of the biggest players successful AI.

The missive elicited a wide scope of reactions from successful and astir the tech industry. Nearly everyone believed the papers would beryllium infl …

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