The Vatican has placed a representative inside the AI company Anthropic, reflecting the Catholic Church's growing interest in shaping the ethical development of artificial intelligence and ensuring it aligns with human dignity and moral values.
The article draws a parallel between Costco's business model—deliberately limiting choices to offer higher quality and value—and how the internet could be structured. It argues that, like Costco, a better internet should prioritize curation, trust, and quality over endless, low-quality options, suggesting that this "intelligent loss of sales" could improve user experience.