Anthropic’s Chris Olah Highlights the Need for Broader Leadership in AI Development at Vatican Event

At the launch of Magnifica humanitas at the Vatican, Christopher Olah, co-founder and interpretability lead at Anthropic, shared his concerns about the limitations of AI labs in guiding AI’s future. Sitting next to Pope Leo XIV, Olah noted that the incentive structures in frontier labs often deter researchers from prioritizing ethical considerations and the greater good in AI development.