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Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical Magnifica humanitas to be published May 25

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Re: Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical Magnifica humanitas to be published May 25

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Post by sneak »

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.

Re: Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical Magnifica humanitas to be published May 25

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Post by kelseyfrog »

sneak wrote: post #2

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.

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.

EDIT: A decree for bioethics https://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/cfaith/docu... I'd expect a similar deal for AI.

Re: Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical Magnifica humanitas to be published May 25

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Post by dyauspitr »

sneak wrote: post #2

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.

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).

Re: Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical Magnifica humanitas to be published May 25

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Post by abirch »

kelseyfrog wrote: post #3
sneak wrote: post #2

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.

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. EDIT: A decree for bioethics https://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/cfaith/docu... I'd expect a similar deal for AI.

I have met many people who don't seem to have a soul.

Re: Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical Magnifica humanitas to be published May 25

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Post by alach11 »

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.

Re: Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical Magnifica humanitas to be published May 25

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Post by bigyabai »

sneak wrote: post #2

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.

It's part of the gradual agenda to label AI the antichrist.
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