Does AI have a soul? Pope Leo and Anthropic clash.
The Vatican has laid a moral blueprint for the technology, with Pope Leo maintaining that “algorithms lack the spark of humanity.”
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National Trade News capital-markets note (2026-10-02): Does AI have a soul? Pope Leo and Anthropic clash. The Vatican has laid a moral blueprint for the technology, with Pope Leo maintaining that “algorithms lack… Primary source: original at MarketWatch (marketwatch.com).
Does AI have a soul? Pope Leo and Anthropic clash.
The Vatican has laid a moral blueprint for the technology, with Pope Leo maintaining that “algorithms lack the spark of humanity.”