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Kim Isenberg argues Chris Olah's Vatican visit signals Anthropic takes AI automation and employment risks seriously

The Pope's encyclical warns against sacrificing jobs for profit.

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What was the idea here ? Talk about mass unemployment and hope the pope was going to view you as “ the good guys “ ?

7:27 AM · May 25, 2026 View on X

@kimmonismus They believe mass unemployment is coming world wide and yet they continue to build, adding people to their team to build out rsi ?

It’s a nice pr play

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Actually, @apples_jimmy I believe that was precisely the idea: to signal that they take these concerns seriously and are seeking a socially responsible solution—essentially positioning themselves as a global player (operating on the principle that even if they were to halt this development, others would simply carry it forward), yet one that nonetheless takes the consequences seriously.

2:42 PM · May 25, 2026 · 3K Views
2:46 PM · May 25, 2026 · 1.5K Views

@kimmonismus Maybe it was a chance to talk about UBI

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@apples_jimmy Don’t take a stance for Anthropic here. Just trying to figure out their idea

2:48 PM · May 25, 2026 · 1K Views
2:52 PM · May 25, 2026 · 861 Views

aka they lost influence in the White House despite hardcore lobbying and now are trying to appeal to the masses by Vatican-washing the doomer narrative.

I'm tired boss.

1:17 AM · May 26, 2026 · 5.7K Views

Actually, @apples_jimmy I believe that was precisely the idea: to signal that they take these concerns seriously and are seeking a socially responsible solution—essentially positioning themselves as a global player (operating on the principle that even if they were to halt this development, others would simply carry it forward), yet one that nonetheless takes the consequences seriously.

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What was the idea here ? Talk about mass unemployment and hope the pope was going to view you as “ the good guys “ ?

2:27 PM · May 25, 2026 · 18.5K Views
2:42 PM · May 25, 2026 · 3K Views

@apples_jimmy Don’t take a stance for Anthropic here. Just trying to figure out their idea

Jimmy Apples 🍎/accJimmy Apples 🍎/acc@apples_jimmy

@kimmonismus They believe mass unemployment is coming world wide and yet they continue to build, adding people to their team to build out rsi ? It’s a nice pr play

2:46 PM · May 25, 2026 · 1.5K Views
2:48 PM · May 25, 2026 · 1K Views
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