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Anthropic,OpenAI meet religious leaders to discuss faith and AI

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Re: Anthropic,OpenAI meet religious leaders to discuss faith and AI

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> how best to infuse morality and ethics into the fast-developing technology

Regardless of what you think about AI, its impacts, and the ethical considerations, it's been clear for a long time that the people running AI companies--Altman et al.--are not acting either ethically or sincerely.

This is a publicity stunt at best. Asking unethical people how to make things more ethical isn't a workable idea.

Re: Anthropic,OpenAI meet religious leaders to discuss faith and AI

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> how best to infuse morality and ethics into the fast-developing technology Regardless of what you think about AI, its impacts, and the ethical considerations, it's been clear for a long time that the people running AI companies--Altman et al.--are not acting either ethically or sincerely. This is a publicity stunt at best. Asking unethical people how to make things more ethical isn't a workable idea.

> it's been clear for a long time that the people running AI companies--Altman et al.--are not acting either ethically or sincerely.

One could argue the same is true of many religious leaders so I'm not sure what to do with the news of this meeting other than shrug.

(this is not meant as any kind of defense of the AI company executives, who should continually be called out for their unethical behavior)

Re: Anthropic,OpenAI meet religious leaders to discuss faith and AI

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I don't want to be unfair, but this looks like an unholy alliance and a new level of soulless ethical green washing. Wouldn't it be more thoughtful to guiderail the use of ai based on humanitarian values in general, instead of mingling with religious institutions?

Re: Anthropic,OpenAI meet religious leaders to discuss faith and AI

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> how best to infuse morality and ethics into the fast-developing technology Regardless of what you think about AI, its impacts, and the ethical considerations, it's been clear for a long time that the people running AI companies--Altman et al.--are not acting either ethically or sincerely. This is a publicity stunt at best. Asking unethical people how to make things more ethical isn't a workable idea.

For what it's worth I actually like the Vatican's take on AI. I hope they keep this perspective and don't allow OpenAI/Anthropic to influence. I think you're right this is more of a publicity stunt on the tech side.

https://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/cfaith/docu...

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