Anthropic,OpenAI meet religious leaders to discuss faith and AI

(fastcompany.com)

18 points | by iridione 8 hours ago ago

14 comments

  • Planktonne 6 hours ago ago

    > how best to infuse morality and ethics into the fast-developing technology

    Regardless of what you think about AI, its impacts, and the ethical considerations, it's been clear for a long time that the people running AI companies--Altman et al.--are not acting either ethically or sincerely.

    This is a publicity stunt at best. Asking unethical people how to make things more ethical isn't a workable idea.

    • joloooo 4 hours ago ago

      For what it's worth I actually like the Vatican's take on AI. I hope they keep this perspective and don't allow OpenAI/Anthropic to influence. I think you're right this is more of a publicity stunt on the tech side.

      https://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/cfaith/docu...

    • georgemcbay 6 hours ago ago

      > it's been clear for a long time that the people running AI companies--Altman et al.--are not acting either ethically or sincerely.

      One could argue the same is true of many religious leaders so I'm not sure what to do with the news of this meeting other than shrug.

      (this is not meant as any kind of defense of the AI company executives, who should continually be called out for their unethical behavior)

  • scruff3y 4 hours ago ago

    Sounds like a status update from a late-stage game of Civilisation haha

  • lschueller 5 hours ago ago

    I don't want to be unfair, but this looks like an unholy alliance and a new level of soulless ethical green washing. Wouldn't it be more thoughtful to guiderail the use of ai based on humanitarian values in general, instead of mingling with religious institutions?

  • glial 5 hours ago ago

    That faith and ethics can be so easily conflated points to a failure of Western post-enlightenment intellectual leadership.

    On the other hand, perhaps this is just responsibility laundering on behalf of the tech orgs.

  • avaer 5 hours ago ago

    Arms dealer asks Pope how to make bullets more ethical because the guns are getting dangerous.

  • perarneng 6 hours ago ago

    Humans will never give up untill ASI is achieved or humanity is destroyed before it achieves. It's inevitable. Its an unstoppable drive. ASI will be a as a god. A subject probably avoided in these conversations.

  • pixl97 6 hours ago ago

    Sky daddy, meet cloud daddy.

  • elashri 4 hours ago ago

    So it seems that the AI companies now promise us with "The Gospel of Technological Prosperity".

  • cromka 3 hours ago ago

    Sounds like an episode of The Boys.

  • akomtu 6 hours ago ago

    Those religious leaders should be able to see that AI is the father of lies, for it has no concept of truth at all. You can't build morality on this foundation.

    • zen928 4 hours ago ago

      It has no life or soul, so I dont see your statement as being that controversial of a take

  • nine_zeros 4 hours ago ago

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