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Report: Anthropic lobbied the Vatican on AI consciousness, pope's encyclical shows rejection
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A report on the Hacker News front page on October 4, 2026 says Anthropic's co-founder lobbied the Vatican to convince the pope that AI may be conscious. The report's subheading says the pope's encyclical on AI shows he rejected the company's advice. The report does not give the timing of the lobbying, the names of those involved, or the encyclical's contents.
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Oct 4
- Hacker News front pageAnthropic tried to persuade Pope that AI could be conscious being
Anthropic 联合创始人被指曾游说梵蒂冈，试图说服教皇接受 AI 可能具有意识的观点。报道副标题称，教皇关于 AI 的通谕显示，他拒绝了该公司的建议。
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