To understand the extent of the pope's interest in AI, we first need to look at his choice of name. His decision to go by Pope Leo XIV harks back to Pope Leo XIII, who held the papacy at the time of the industrial revolution and wrote an encyclical called Rerum Novarum on capital and labor. The current Pope Leo is in many ways continuing the work of his namesake, according to Brian Boyd, US faith liaison at The Future of Life Institute. "Leo is developing the tradition of Catholic social teaching on asking how can we, as a society, serve the common good better -- recognizing that AI is the mos
'Disarm AI': Pope Leo Calls Out Big Tech's All-Consuming Obsession… The public letter shows a consensus that the risks of AI-developed bioweapons deserve urgent attention and stronger governance before capabilities outpace current policy -- which is often the case with generative AI. …
… The deal, reported earlier Tuesday by The Information , allows the Pentagon to use Google's AI tools for "any lawful government purpose," including sensitive military applications. Google joins OpenAI and xAI, which have also struck similar classified AI agreements with the Pentagon. …
… "Without clearer answers to these questions, my read of this is that it creates some appearance of oversight while largely continuing the administration's hands-off approach to AI governance," Thickstun said.
… The Wall Street Journal reported that Anthropic leaders spent several hours on calls Saturday with Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick and National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross. AI safety and jailbreaks This isn't the AI developer's first conflict with Washington over AI models. …
… In the past year, the pope has spoken about AI in the context of the protection of children, what he calls "the sacred nature of the human face and voice," and concerns about workers' rights, Boyd added. …
… That is what the Faith-AI Covenant project is designed to change. We are bringing together AI companies and the world's faith traditions in structured dialogue on the values that must govern this technology. …
… "We're committed to getting this right." Reining in AI While this is the first state-led lawsuit against OpenAI around child safety, numerous state governments are taking action around AI. California, Illinois and New York have created new laws to rein in how AI companies operate. …
… And AI can be addictive in some extreme cases, that "AI psychosis" is a kind of chatbot echo chamber . If we can't figure out how to keep kids safe on social media, how will we keep them safe with newer, less secure AI tools? …
… "While Apple remains better positioned than its competitors to manage the memory crisis and get the supply it needs, the key question will be deciding the perfect balance strategically between increasing prices and maintaining profitability or focusing on gaining share by not increasing prices," Po… …
… Data centers have drawn increased scrutiny and resistance, with concerns about water shortages, noise and air pollution, and the depletion of land and energy resources. Communities across the US have protested new construction , and calls for moratoriums and bans have been growing. …