{"id":50459,"date":"2026-05-25T14:23:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T14:23:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/50459\/"},"modified":"2026-05-25T14:23:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T14:23:10","slug":"pope-leo-anthropic-co-founder-olah-call-for-stronger-oversight-of-ai-growth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/50459\/","title":{"rendered":"Pope Leo, Anthropic co-founder Olah call for stronger oversight of AI growth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/dd3397a0e3b84f377b7dfd3b677b98c5.jpeg\" alt=\"Pope Leo, Anthropic co-founder Olah call for stronger oversight of AI growth\" loading=\"eager\" height=\"540\" width=\"960\" class=\"yf-lglytj  loaded\"\/> Pope Leo, Anthropic co-founder Olah call for stronger oversight of AI growth Proactive uses images sourced from Shutterstock      <\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">Pope Leo XIV used the first encyclical of his papacy to call for stronger oversight of artificial intelligence, warning that rapidly advancing AI systems could spread misinformation, deepen inequality and normalize warfare.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">In the document, Magnifica Humanitas (\u201cMagnificent Humanity\u201d), Leo urged governments to slow the pace of AI development and ensure control over data and digital infrastructure is not concentrated among a handful of private companies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">\u201cWhat is needed is a more active political involvement that is capable of slowing things down when everything is accelerating,\u201d Leo wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">The pope called for \u201crobust legal frameworks, independent oversight\u201d and protections for workers and children, while warning that AI-driven competition could intensify global tensions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">He also cautioned against the use of autonomous weapons, writing that AI in warfare must be subject to \u201cthe most rigorous ethical constraints\u201d to preserve human dignity and accountability.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">Invoking the biblical story of the Tower of Babel, Leo warned against technological ambition driven by power, urging humanity to focus instead on the common good.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">Leo additionally criticized the growing concentration of digital power among major technology firms, warning it could lead to \u201cnew dependencies, exclusions, manipulations and inequalities.\u201d While acknowledging AI\u2019s engineering achievements, he argued that the technology cannot replace human moral judgment and advised priests against relying on AI to write sermons.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">At the Vatican event unveiling the encyclical, Anthropic co-founder Chris Olah echoed concerns about unchecked AI development, saying governance should not be left solely to tech companies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">\u201cThere is a real possibility\u201d that AI could displace human labor \u201cat very large scale,\u201d Olah said, adding that supporting displaced workers would become \u201ca moral imperative of historic proportions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">Olah said AI companies face commercial and geopolitical pressures that can conflict with the public interest and called for greater oversight from governments, religious leaders and civil society.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">\u201cThe questions raised by AI are bigger than the AI research community,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Pope Leo, Anthropic co-founder Olah call for stronger oversight of AI growth Proactive uses images sourced from 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