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Corey Quinn: 'Greatest Act of Vendor Lobbying I Have Ever Seen' — Satirizes Anthropic Getting Pope to Frame Technical Limits as Spiritual Values
Cloud economist Corey Quinn quipped that 'getting the literal Pope to canonize your product's specific technical limitations as a spiritual treatise is the single greatest act of vendor lobbying I have ever seen,' referencing Christopher Olah's role in shaping the Magnifica Humanitas encyclical. Shared by Simon Willison on May 26, the quote captures the tech industry's skeptical reaction to the unprecedented Anthropic-Vatican partnership. The framing highlights the tension between genuine AI ethics engagement and corporate positioning.
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