Anthropic's Pope Engagement Leads to NYT Exposé

By PulseAugur Editorial · [1 sources] · 2026-10-01 23:39

Anthropic's attempt to engage with the Pope has resulted in an exposé by The New York Times, which has been described as a peculiar "lanparty." AI

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Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] · 2026-10-01 23:39

Anthropic tried to get the Pope drunk and instead got a NYT expose. Weirdest lanparty ever. # ai # satire

Anthropic tried to get the Pope drunk and instead got a NYT expose. Weirdest lanparty ever. # ai # satire