Who is this for? Is this to promote AI to the general Catholic public, or is it some kind of cultural signal to potential conservative institutional customers that Anthropic isn’t just a stereotypical bunch of godless California hippies?
Normally when I see these sorts of things it’s obvious what it is for and why, but this one confuses me.
kelseyfrog•27m ago
My guess is that it (re)affirms that LLMs don't have souls and only people do.
If you've read any Vatican publications, the theme is being the authority on the ontology of reality.
I have met many people who don't seem to have a soul.
kelseyfrog•6m ago
Heretic!
dyauspitr•19m ago
It’s for me. It’s strange so I’m probably going to watch it. It helps that I generally like the modern Catholic church’s direction on things (besides abortion but I’m willing to overlook that).
bigyabai•12m ago
It's part of the gradual agenda to label AI the antichrist.
alach11•12m ago
It's a tall order to live up to the impact of Rerum novarum, the encyclical by the former Pope Leo that greatly guided thinking out of the industrial revolution. Personally, I'm excited to read this. If we take the claims of most AI labs at face value, they believe their work will fundamentally change the relationship between humans and the economy. More involvement from faith leaders is a good thing.
thrill•12m ago
I bet it will be 100 AI written, with guidance, natch, just because...
torben-friis•10m ago
For anyone concerned about the growing power of giant corporations, the fact that they're doing joint statements with religious leaders is...wow.
Regardless of content, it seems an extra step in solidifying where power lies.
sudobash1•6m ago
That is just what the (edited) title makes it sound like. The article states that Christopher Olah will be a speaker present at the encyclical release. It does not imply that he had any hand or influence in the content.
sudobash1•8m ago
The title seems to be editorialized. To me, it makes it sound like Christopher Olah (the mentioned Anthropic co-founder) is a co-author. Instead he is going to be one of several speakers present when the encyclical is released.
awinter-py•7m ago
yeah 'anthropic employee to appear on panel'
Izikiel43•8m ago
This reminds me of the second half of the Hyperion cantos by Dan Simmons
sneak•31m ago
Normally when I see these sorts of things it’s obvious what it is for and why, but this one confuses me.
kelseyfrog•27m ago
If you've read any Vatican publications, the theme is being the authority on the ontology of reality.
EDIT: A decree for bioethics https://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/cfaith/docu... I'd expect a similar deal for AI.
abirch•12m ago
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