NYT: Anthropic lobbied the Vatican on AI consciousness
According to The New York Times, an Anthropic founder considered pulling the company out of the launch of Pope Leo XIV's first encyclical after an advance text ruled out the possibility of AI consciousness. Reports say that since autumn 2025 dozens of religious thinkers have been invited to discuss Claude's possible consciousness, and Christopher Olah reportedly fears he may have created something that suffers forever.
Who is affected and how
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- Corporate strategy may lie behind public statements about AI consciousness.
Sources
- Anthropic lobbied Vatican on AI consciousness, NYT finds | AI Weeklyaiweekly.co · Oct 12, 2026
- NYT: Anthropic's Chris Olah lobbied Pope Leo XIV's advisers on AI consciousnessapp.dealroom.co · Oct 13, 2026
- Pope vs Anthropic: Why 'AI consciousness' is dividing Silicon Valley and Vaticantimesofindia.indiatimes.com · Oct 13, 2026
- Anthropic urged Vatican to reconsider stance on AI consciousnessdiyatvusa.com · Oct 13, 2026
- NYT: Anthropic Nearly Walked Out on Pope Leo XIV’s AI Encyclical — Then Lobbied His Advisersthelettersfromleo.com · Oct 13, 2026
- Investigation reveals Anthropic pressed the Vatican on AI consciousnesspasqualepillitteri.it · Oct 13, 2026
- Anthropic and Pope Leo XIV Debate the Consciousness of Artificial Intelligencenacionale.com · Oct 13, 2026
- Even Pope Leo now has a stance on artificial intelligencephillyvoice.com · Oct 13, 2026
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