Does AI have a soul? Pope Leo and Anthropic clash.

Does AI have a soul? Pope Leo and Anthropic clash.

Source: www.marketwatch.com · Section: business-tech · Bias: Center-Right · Published: Fri, 02 Oct 2026 20:40:00 GMT

The Vatican has laid a moral blueprint for the technology, with Pope Leo maintaining that “algorithms lack the spark of humanity.”

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The same story across the political spectrum (12 sources)

Left: Pope Leo says AI lacks the "spark of humanity" — and wants artists and the church to fight back — www.axios.com
Left: Inside the AI industry's grassroots rebellion, led by elite researchers at frontier companies — www.axios.com
Center-Left: Anthropic vs. the pope — www.vox.com
Center: Pope Leo XIV is not a fan of AI-generated art — techcrunch.com
Center: No one expected an American pope. Here's the inside story of how 'Bob' became Pope Leo — www.npr.org
Center-Right: Behind the Curtain: AI's existential legal crisis — www.axios.com
Center: Why does Anthropic’s IPO feel so weird? — www.ft.com
Right: AI chatbots remove hijabs from images of Muslim women when prompted — www.theguardian.com

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