Corey Quinn: Pope's AI Encyclical Is 'Greatest Act of Vendor Lobbying'
Corey Quinn comments on Pope Leo XIV's AI encyclical Magnifica Humanitas, which was influenced by Anthropic co-founder Christopher Olah. Quinn calls it the single greatest act of vendor lobbying.
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Key points
- Pope Leo XIV releases first AI encyclical Magnifica Humanitas
- Anthropic co-founder Christopher Olah influenced the document
- Corey Quinn criticizes it as unprecedented vendor lobbying
Why it matters
This matters because pope Leo XIV releases first AI encyclical Magnifica Humanitas.
Technical impact
May affect model selection, inference cost, product capability, and evaluation benchmarks.
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26th May 2026
I cannot believe I'm saying this, but getting the literal Pope to canonize your product's specific technical limitations as a spiritual treatise is the single greatest act of vendor lobbying I have ever seen.
— Corey Quinn, on Anthropic co-founder Christopher Olah's influence on Magnifica Humanitas
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