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Opinion | Pope Leo’s A.I. Vision Might Not Be Strange Enough
- Pope Leo XIII argues that artificial intelligences lack experience, body, and moral conscience, denying them true personhood.
- Anthropic cofounder Chris Olah counters with a view of AI as evolving beings shaped by human input.
- The encyclical favors dialogue, regulation, and redistribution to guide AI’s development rather than an arms race.
- The piece frames AI as a normal, revolutionary technology like the telephone or internet.
- The article notes geopolitical dynamics, with the U.S. and China pursuing a 'normal-technology' path amid AI debates.
- Leo opposes AI arms races and calls for slower development with thoughtful regulation.
- The pope’s view contrasts with a guest’s suggestion that AI could reflect human-made agency.
- The encyclical links AI ethics to broader Catholic social thought and global equity concerns.
- The article notes the encyclical’s opening uses the Tower of Babel as a symbol.
- Readers are reminded that full article access may require Times subscription.
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