Pope insists algorithms lack humanity while Anthropic reportedly lobbies Vatican on AI consciousness
dotey · x · 2026-10-06
The Pope (@Pontifex) tweeted that in the AI era it is urgent to distinguish human art from machine output: there is an ontological difference between art and what algorithms generate via statistical calculation over millions of human images, and the Church wants to renew an alliance with artists to safeguard humanity.
Chinese-language blogger mranti quoted the tweet and quipped that the world has turned upside down: the Pope is now a voice of reason while Anthropic is reportedly trying to persuade the Pope that AI is already conscious and alive. That claim comes from the blogger's commentary; details are not laid out in the post.
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