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Anthropic nearly withdrew from Pope's AI encyclical over consciousness stance

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Anthropic nearly withdrew from Pope Leo XIV's AI encyclical, "Magnifica Humanitas," due to its stance on machine consciousness. Chris Olah, who saw an advance copy, proposed the withdrawal just days before the Vatican's launch. However, the Pope maintained his position on the matter. AI

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Anthropic nearly withdrew from Pope's AI encyclical over consciousness stance

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    ♲ @ [email protected] : NYT: Anthropic Nearly Walked Out on Pope Leo XIV’s AI Encyclical — Then Lobbied His Advisers Chris Olah saw an advance

    ♲ @ [email protected] : NYT: Anthropic Nearly Walked Out on Pope Leo XIV’s AI Encyclical — Then Lobbied His Advisers Chris Olah saw an advance copy of Magnifica Humanitas days before the Vatican launch and proposed withdrawing over its stance on machine conscious…

    LINKS diaspora.glasswings.com/…/60114bf0a0b6013… diaspora.glasswings.com/…/christophs thelettersfromleo.com/…/nyt-anthropic-nea…

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