Anthropic Cofounder Meets Pope at Vatican, Warns of "Unsettling" Findings Inside AI Models
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Victor Tangermann
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Summary
Anthropic cofounder Christopher Olah traveled to the Vatican and met with Pope Leo, who has been a vocal critic of AI. During the appearance, Olah stated that researchers are finding "unsettling" things inside AI models, referencing the internal workings and unexpected behaviors of large language models. The Pope recently called for AI to be "disarmed" in his first encyclical, criticizing the technology for enabling "new digital slaveries" and its environmental impact.
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The Pope has called for AI to be 'disarmed,' accusing it of facilitating the emergence of 'new digital slaveries.'
The technology's enormous carbon footprint is a major concern for the Vatican.
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