Pope to Launch Encyclical on AI Alongside Anthropic Co-Founder

Pope Leo XIV

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Pope Leo XIV’s launch of his first encyclical focusing on artificial intelligence next week will feature an unexpected guest: Christopher Olah, co-founder of Anthropic.

Olah, an expert of machine learning, will join Pope Leo at the highly awaited launch of the pontiff’s first encyclical on May 25, the Vatican said Monday.