Tech is turning increasingly to religion in a quest to create ethical AI
Tech executives and faith leaders discussed shared principles for artificial intelligence as companies seek guidance on ethics and norms, organizers said.
- Last week in New York, representatives from Anthropic and OpenAI met with religious leaders for the inaugural "Faith-AI Covenant" roundtable to discuss infusing morality and ethics into artificial intelligence.
- This collaboration marks a significant shift from Silicon Valley's historical skepticism of organized religion, as tech companies increasingly seek guidance from faith leaders amid mounting public concerns over AI integration.
- Baroness Joanna Shields, a key partner, said the goal is an eventual "set of norms or principles" informed by faiths ranging from Christians to Sikhs and Buddhists.
- Skepticism remains regarding the initiative's effectiveness; Rumman Chowdhury, CEO of Humane Intelligence, warned that relying on religion to solve ethical dilemmas might be a "very naive take."
- Dylan Baker, lead research engineer at the Distributed AI Research Institute, emphasized the need to question whether society should build these systems, as regulation struggles to keep pace.
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