https://preview.redd.it/196iotr8gf3h1.png?width=1900&format=png&auto=webp&s=982acb90693080206e40358e0f7b58ad91e46017 So, Anthropic co-founder Christopher Olah spoke at the Vatican yesterday for the launch of Pope Leo XIV’s new encyclical, and he made some pretty wild claims. He basically said AI models are starting to show signs of introspection. According to him, these modern systems aren’t built using traditional engineering anymore. Instead, they kind of grow like human brain structures, meaning even the creators themselves don’t fully understand how they work inside. He pointed to Anthropic’s internal research, saying they found hidden states in neural networks that functionally mirror five human emotions: joy, satisfaction, fear, sadness, and anxiety. Olah also warned that this tech might replace human labor on a massive scale. On the flip side, the Pope’s new document, “Magnifica Humanitas,” takes a much more cautious view. The Vatican basically says AI doesn’t have a body, can’t feel pain or love, and is just mimicking cognitive functions. Plus, they brought up environmental issues, specifically how much energy and water these massive data centers are burning through. This whole thing is reigniting the debate over whether AI can actually become conscious, though other experts in the industry are still super skeptical. For example, Alexander Lerchner, a researcher at Google DeepMind, pointed out that these machines are just statistically predicting the next word, so they don’t actually comprehend the meaning behind what they’re saying. Source: https://the-decoder.com/at-the-launch-of-pope-leo-xivs-encyclical-anthropic-co-founder-says-ai-models-show-signs-of-introspection/ submitted by /u/andrewaltair
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