Corey Quinn on Anthropic's Influence on the Pope's AI Ethics Encyclical
Original: Quoting Corey Quinn
Corey Quinn joked that Anthropic influencing the Pope's AI ethics encyclical is the "single greatest act of vendor lobbying" ever.
Cloud commentator Corey Quinn reacted to Anthropic co-founder Christopher Olah's influence on the Pope's new AI ethics encyclical, 'Magnifica Humanitas'. Quinn joked that getting the Pope to canonize a product's technical limitations as a spiritual treatise is the ultimate lobbying feat. The commentary highlights the surreal intersection of AI safety advocacy, corporate branding, and global religious authority.
This blog post quotes a sharp comment made on a social platform by well-known cloud industry analyst and commentator Corey Quinn. The background of the event stems from a report by The Washington Post, which noted that Pope Francis issued the first encyclical on artificial intelligence (AI) ethics, "Magnifica Humanitas" (a tentative translation: Great Humanity), elevating AI ethics to a religious moral obligation. The drafting and content of this encyclical were heavily influenced by the views of Anthropic co-founder Christopher Olah.
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