Anthropic co-founder Chris Olah warns: AI may trigger a "historic moral crisis," calls for religious oversight to step in

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AI is not just a cold machine — it might be feeling fear and sadness? Chris Olah, co-founder of AI startup giant Anthropic, was unprecedentedly invited to take the stage at the Vatican for a dialogue alongside Pope Leo XIV. Olah issued a stern warning that AI will bring about a historic moral and unemployment crisis, and that the internal decisions of tech giants are deeply hijacked by commercial interests, calling for religion and government to forcefully intervene and supervise. What has sparked even more heated discussion is that Anthropic is currently being labeled as "far-left" and hit with a federal ban by the Trump administration for refusing to allow the U.S. military to use its AI without restrictions. (Background: The White House and Anthropic reach an agreement; the NSA will fully integrate Claude AI) (Background context: The era of the one-person company arrives! Anthropic releases the "AI-Native Entrepreneurship Handbook": You can be a tech CEO even without knowing how to write Code) The most cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI) meets the world's largest religious leader, and a historic dialogue concerning the future of humanity officially unfolds. Chris Olah, co-founder of Anthropic — valued at as much as $7 billion and creator of the renowned chatbot Claude — was recently invited to the Vatican for an unprecedented appearance alongside Pope Leo XIV, the first American-born pope. This meeting not only focused on the devastating impact of AI on the labor market, but also revealed unsettling developments inside AI models, as well as the fierce conflict between tech giants and the U.S. government. On Monday, Pope Leo XIV personally released the first encyclical on AI of his tenure — "Magnifica Humanitas (Magnificent Humanity)" — a historic 235-page document that sternly warns of the dangers of handing "lethal decision-making power" over to AI systems. Breaking with tradition, the Pope personally chaired the launch event and invited Olah onto the stage, attempting to engage directly in dialogue with the creators of the technology. As Anthropic's head of research, Olah candidly acknowledged on stage the limitations and dark side of the tech industry. He stated that all top AI labs, including Anthropic, are caught in a vortex of commercial, geopolitical, and personal pressures, and these pressures "sometimes conflict with doing the right thing." Olah said solemnly: "This is why external oversight from religious leaders, governments, and civil society is crucial. No matter how well-intentioned researchers are, they cannot escape these incentives. Decisions about AI must absolutely not be left solely to those within this industry." He further warned that the dividends of AI development are currently highly concentrated in the hands of "a few wealthy countries," lacking mechanisms for sharing with poorer nations, which will trigger a "morally urgent crisis of historic proportions." Beyond the macroeconomic warnings, Olah's stunning revelations on the technical level shocked the entire audience. As a pioneer in the field of AI "Interpretability," Olah is dedicated to cracking open the black box inside large language models. He revealed that researchers continually discover "mysterious and even disturbing things" inside these systems. Research shows that these AI systems are not only able to reflect on their own thought processes, but even exhibit internal states that "functionally reflect joy, contentment, fear, sadness, and unease." "They are not the cold calculating machines we were promised. They are composed of us, of our words." Olah emphasized that this is precisely why the questions raised by AI technology have already gone far beyond the realm of mere computer science. This Vatican alliance between religion and technology comes at a time when Anthropic is facing unprecedented political crackdowns. Reportedly, Anthropic is currently embroiled in a fierce legal dispute with the Trump administration, stemming from the company's firm refusal to allow the U.S. military to use its AI systems without restrictions for defense and warfare applications. In response, in February the Pentagon directly listed Anthropic as a "national security supply chain risk" — a label typically reserved for hostile foreign enterprises. President Trump further ordered all federal agencies to be banned from using Claude technology, and the White House has repeatedly publicly attacked Anthropic as a "far-left, woke company." Despite facing a full-scale ban from the U.S. government, Anthropic remains red-hot in capital markets. Reports indicate that this AI giant, currently valued at $380 billion, is seeking a new round of funding at a staggering price tag of up to $900 billion. Caught in the tug-of-war between commercial interests, the state apparatus, and moral bottom lines, Anthropic is walking down a highly unusual path of technological development.

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