Why is AI Company Anthropic Helping Launch Pope Leo XIV's Encyclical?
Christopher Olah, Co-founder of leading AI lab Anthropic joined the presentation of Pope Leo XIV's encyclical on artificial intelligence, Magnifica Humanitas ("Magnificent Humanity"). The visit represents the latest in outreach to religious leaders for Olah.
"Of all the people in the world who work on AI that they could have chosen from industry, he's probably the right person," said Brian Patrick Green, director of technology ethics.
"It shows that the church is willing to talk to people across great divides of understandings of how AI should work in the world, ultimately bringing people together so they can talk about these sorts of things."
Brian Green, director, technology ethics, quoted by .
May 22, 2026