Anthropic’s alliance with pope on AI harms: all in good faith or ‘Vatican-washing?’
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Pope Leo the Fourteenth has released an important written teaching about the dangers of artificial intelligence.
教宗利奧十四世發布了一份關於人工智慧危險性的重要書面教導。
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In this document, the pope warned that AI technology could replace workers, speed up wars, and damage the environment.
在這份文件中，教宗警告說人工智慧技術可能會取代勞工、加速戰爭並破壞環境。
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The teaching was presented at a ceremony in the Vatican, where the pope spoke about these serious concerns.
這份教義是在梵蒂岡的一場儀式上發表的，教宗在會中談到了這些嚴重的擔憂。
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At the Vatican event, the pope was joined by an unexpected guest: Chris Olah, who co-founded Anthropic.
在梵蒂岡的活動中，教宗由一位意想不到的嘉賓陪同：Anthropic 的共同創辦人克里斯·奧拉。
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Anthropic is currently one of the most valuable artificial intelligence companies in the world.
Anthropic 目前是世界上最有價值的人工智慧公司之一。
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The company builds AI tools that can perform many tasks which were previously done by humans.
這間公司打造了能夠執行許多先前由人類完成的任務的人工智慧工具。
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Some experts have questioned why a leader of the AI industry was invited to sit beside the pope.
一些專家質疑為什麼一位人工智慧產業的領導者會被邀請坐在教宗身邊。
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This partnership has raised concerns about corporate responsibility and ethics in the AI industry.
這項合作夥伴關係引發了對 AI 行業中企業責任與倫理的擔憂。
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Some critics worry that working with the Vatican could be a form of image improvement rather than real change.
一些批評者擔心，與梵蒂岡合作可能只是一種形象提升，而非真正的改變。
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They have called this practice "Vatican-washing" because the company might use the relationship to look more responsible.
他們將這種做法稱為「梵蒂岡洗白」，因為該公司可能會利用這種關係讓自己看起來更負責任。
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A critical analysis of the situation shows that Anthropic's technology is designed to automate tasks, which could threaten jobs.
對現狀的批判性分析顯示，Anthropic 的技術旨在自動化任務，這可能會威脅到工作職位。
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Pete Furlong, who works at the Center for Humane Technology, has spoken about this issue.
在人道科技中心工作的皮特·弗隆已經就這個問題發表了看法。
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"All of these companies are building technology that is designed to replace people," Furlong said.
「所有這些公司都在開發旨在取代人類的技術，」弗隆說道。
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He explained that this goal is very much at odds with the pope's message about human dignity.
他解釋說，這個目標與教宗關於人類尊嚴的信息非常不一致。
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According to Furlong, people cannot have dignity in a world where technology is being built to replace them.
根據弗隆的說法，在一個技術是為了取代人類而開發的世界裡，人們無法擁有尊嚴。
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Experts have noted that certain professions are especially at risk from AI automation.
專家指出，某些職業特別容易受到人工智慧自動化的威脅。
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Coders, customer service workers, and data-entry employees could all see their jobs affected by this technology.
程式設計師、客服人員和數據輸入員工都可能看到他們的工作受到這項技術的影響。
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The debate about whether Anthropic's engagement with the Vatican represents genuine concern or simply creates a feel-good image continues to grow.
關於 Anthropic 與 梵蒂岡 的接觸是代表真正的關切，還是僅僅為了營造良好形象的爭論正持續升溫。
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Many observers believe that real corporate responsibility requires more than partnerships with religious institutions.
許多觀察家認為，真正的企業責任不僅僅是與宗教機構建立夥伴關係。