Anthropic and OpenAI sit down with religious leaders to seek ethical advice

Tech companies like Anthropic and OpenAI are turning to religious leaders for help developing ethical guidelines for AI.

Last week, representatives from both companies met with faith leaders in New York for the first "Faith-AI Covenant" roundtable, as reported by the Associated Press. The meeting was organized by the Geneva-based Interfaith Alliance for Safer Communities (IAFSC), which confirmed the event on LinkedIn. The IAFSC was founded in 2018 to engage religious leaders on issues like extremism, radicalization, human trafficking, and child protection. Additional roundtables are planned in Beijing, Nairobi, and Abu Dhabi.

This convening comes at a moment of critical historical significance. Faith traditions have long helped humanity interpret the world, define moral boundaries and shape the values by which societies live. Artificial intelligence is now beginning to influence that same terrain, changing how people access knowledge, form judgements and seek guidance, making it essential that faith perspectives engage in constructive dialogue, facilitating efforts to embed critical principles within these systems. The Faith–AI Covenant reflects a rare opportunity to bring these two forces into direct conversation: one rooted in centuries of moral and spiritual authority, the other rapidly emerging as a defining force in human affairs.Ad The Interfaith Alliance for Safer Communities (IAFSC)