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Pope Meets Anthropic Co-founder as Pentagon Sues Over AI Ethics

5/24/2026

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Anthropic Presents Magnifica

Pope Leo XIV will present “Magnifica Humanitas” on May 25 with Anthropic co-founder Christopher Olah.
Anthropic has held dialogues with 15 religious and cross-cultural groups on AI ethics, facilitated by Father Brendan McGuire who linked Vatican scholars to the firm.
The Pentagon sued Anthropic after the firm refused mass surveillance and autonomous-weapon use.
Founder Dario Amodei says his sense of responsibility drives Anthropic’s push for safe, human-centered AI.

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Trump Sues Anthropic

U.S. President Donald Trump sued Anthropic, claiming the AI firm threatens the Department of Defense supply chain.
Trump called CEO Dario Amodei a ‘left wing nutjob’ and said he dislikes Pope Leo XIV.
Anthropic co-founder Christopher Olah identifies as an ethical vegan, atheist and Sentientist, noting his 2010 teenage blog posted anti-Catholic material.
Nathan Leamer, head of Build American AI, said secularists, not the Vatican, should lead AI-ethics talks.

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Vatican Issues AI

The Vatican signed the AI encyclical Magnifica Humanitas on May 15, the 135th anniversary of Pope Leo XIII’s Rerum Novarum.
It frames AI as a matter of human dignity, justice and labor, linking the issue to the Church’s social-teaching tradition.
The May 25 presentation in the main auditorium featured lay speaker Christopher Olah of Anthropic and Cardinals Víctor Manuel Fernández and Michael Czerny.
Analysts say the Vatican’s formal engagement could shape debate and increase regulatory pressure on AI development.

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Anthropic Presents Magnifica

Pope Leo XIV will present “Magnifica Humanitas” on May 25 with Anthropic co-founder Christopher Olah.
Anthropic has held dialogues with 15 religious and cross-cultural groups on AI ethics, facilitated by Father Brendan McGuire who linked Vatican scholars to the firm.
The Pentagon sued Anthropic after the firm refused mass surveillance and autonomous-weapon use.
Founder Dario Amodei says his sense of responsibility drives Anthropic’s push for safe, human-centered AI.

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