Vatican to Publish First AI Encyclical with Anthropic Co-Founder
On May 25, the Vatican will present Magnifica Humanitas — its first encyclical dedicated to artificial intelligence — with Anthropic co-founder and interpretability researcher Chris Olah participating in the launch.
The document addresses the protection of human dignity, the impact of algorithms on labor, and condemns the use of AI in military conflicts. Olah’s involvement bridges the theological agenda with the technical challenge of AI safety. The release is timed to coincide with the anniversary of a landmark Industrial Revolution-era encyclical on workers’ rights, signaling that the Vatican views AI development as a social shift of comparable scale — one demanding ethical guardrails.