Anthropic Co-Founder Warns AI Could Cause Mass Unemployment, Calls for Global Support

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Release Time: 05/25/2026 15:42:15

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Anthropic co-founder Chris Olah warned at the Vatican that AI could cause mass unemployment, emphasizing the need for robust support for displaced workers. He called for oversight from governments, religious groups, and civil society—not just industry insiders. Olah also expressed concerns that AI development is concentrated in wealthy nations and that poorer countries lack adequate support and resistance mechanisms. On the same day, Pope Leo XIV released an encyclical on AI, warning against allowing machines to make lethal decisions. Anthropic, valued at $380 billion, is currently in negotiations for funding that could raise its valuation to $900 billion.

ME AI message: On Monday local time at the Vatican, Chris Olah, co-founder and head of research at Anthropic, stated that job displacement caused by large-scale AI is “a real possibility,” and that society must provide support for workers displaced by automation. He emphasized that AI decisions “should not be left solely to industry insiders,” and that external oversight from religious institutions, governments, and civil society is crucial. Olah also noted that current AI development is concentrated in “a few wealthy nations,” with no existing mechanisms to share AI’s benefits with poorer countries. He revealed that research into AI interpretability has uncovered some “mysterious and even unsettling” phenomena, including models potentially exhibiting internal states analogous to “happiness, fear, sadness, and unease.” On the same day, Pope Leo XIV issued his first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas (Great Humanity), systematically addressing AI’s impact on employment, warfare, education, privacy, and human dignity, and warning against entrusting “lethal decisions” to AI systems. The report noted that Anthropic’s current valuation is approximately $380 billion, and the company is seeking additional funding with a target valuation of up to $900 billion. (Source: BlockBeats)

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