the biden administration adopted an AI Bill of Rights. trump: "The costs for publication of this order shall be borne by the Department of War."
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David Kaye
californian. human rights, free expression, tech, international law. uc irvine. fulbright. article 19. prior: UN special rapporteur, GNI chair.
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Promoting Advanced Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Security whitehouse.gov
Encyclical Letter of His Holiness Leo XIV Magnifica Humanitas (15 May 2026) vatican.va
ft.com
Anthropic Says We Must Stop Authoritarian AI. But What About Its Authoritarian Investors? theintercept.com
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i hope this gets the attention it deserves, beyond AI in a technical sense. lots to grok here.
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- Pope Leo XIV's 42,300-word Magnifica Humanitas, signed May 15 and published May 25, addresses AI as the central challenge to human dignity.
- The encyclical states AI systems are 'cultivated' not 'built' and explicitly denies they possess experience, a body, or the capacity to feel pain.
- Anthropic co-founder Chris Olah spoke at the Vatican's May 25 presentation alongside theologians and three cardinals.
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sam altman lives on another planet www.ft.com/content/0c2e...
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The absolute absurdity of Anthropic putting out a policy document about stopping authoritarian AI while taking money from Abu Dhabi. "We believe that responsibility should rest with democratically elected governments, not authoritarian regimes" is an actual quote from that doc…
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- MGX, controlled by Abu Dhabi's royal family, participated in both Anthropic's $30 billion February and $65 billion May 2026 funding rounds.
- Anthropic's May 2026 policy paper warned it is 'essential' for US allies to stay ahead of 'authoritarian governments like the Chinese Communist Party.'
- CEO Dario Amodei privately called the contradiction a 'Comms Headache' from 'very stupid' critics, per a 2025 memo obtained by Wired.
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while focusing on AI, pope leo reinforces (quietly, a kind of subtweet) opposition to trump admin's complete denigration of human rights. it has two components. the first is normative, as here:
i can see various benefits AI technologies bring in specific areas, but overall i have a deep sense of doom about how govts & private actors will be/are deploying the tech to supercharge surveillance, manipulate media, & just f**k with human rights across the board.
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