Does AI have a soul? Pope Leo and Anthropic clash.
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The Vatican putting ‘algorithms lack the spark of humanity’ on record against Anthropic’s moral framing means AI ethics is now a live dialogue between labs and major religious institutions. For global brands deploying AI in consumer-facing roles, expect value-laden questions from customers that go beyond privacy and bias checklists.
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