May 27th 2026
Intelligent Machines 872
Infinite Jeffs
Why the Pope’s AI Manifesto Matters
New episodes every Wednesday.
Guests:
Rick Sammon
Photographer Rick Sammon shows how AI is transforming creative work and what happens when the Pope issues a sweeping 42,000-word encyclical on artificial intelligence and invites tech skeptics and true believers to weigh in?
- The Pope’s AI encyclical: technology, ethics, and human dignity
- Amazing interior, controversial exterior: Ferrari’s first electric car
- Even if you hate AI, you will use Google AI Search
- There’s a new way to create Google Docs with your voice
- White House, Anthropic near deal for spy agencies to use AI
- Claude Mythos preview uncovers 10,000+ zero-day vulnerabilities in Project Glasswing
- Anthropic to release Mythos-class models to the public
- Chinese AI startup DeepSeek slashes price of flagship model
- Spotify and Universal Music strike deal allowing fan-made AI covers and remixes
- ElevenLabs’s new music generation model can switch genres mid-track
- David Sacks’s 11th-hour plea led to Trump’s backtrack on AI executive order
- I’m tired of talking to AI
- In Memoriam: Don Newhouse
Picks of the Week:
- KMart Muzak
- Infinite Jeffs
- isaiprofitable.com
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Links
- ricksammon.com
- Encyclical Letter of His Holiness Leo XIV Magnifica Humanitas (15 May 2026)
- Jeff's Take: Pope Leo and human intelligence
- Pope Leo, Anthropic Co-Founder Warn of AI Power Concentration, Labor Displacement
- Pope Leo’s Unsettling Vision of the AI Future
- Amazing interior, controversial exterior: Ferrari’s first electric car
- Pope Leo Gets First Look At Fully-Electric Ferrari Luce
- Even If You Hate AI, You Will Use Google AI Search
- There’s a New Way to Create Google Docs With Your Voice. Watch Me Try It.
- White House, Anthropic Near Deal For Spy Agencies to Use AI
- Claude Mythos Preview Uncovers 10,000+ Zero-Day Vulnerabilities in Project Glasswing
- Project Glasswing: An initial update \ Anthropic
- Anthropic to release Mythos-class models to the public
- Chinese AI startup DeepSeek slashes price of flagship model
- Spotify and Universal Music strike deal allowing fan-made AI covers and remixes
- Spotify chief defends AI-generated music
- ElevenLabs's new music generation model can switch genres mid-track | TechCrunch
- David Sacks’s 11th-Hour Plea Led to Trump’s Backtrack on AI Executive Order
- I'm Tired of Talking to AI
- In Memoriam: Don Newhouse
- Jeff's Stuff: KMart Muzak
- Jeff's Stuff: Complete your bookshelf with a copy of Infinite Jeffs
- Jeff's Stuff: LessWrong accuses Pope of pawning off AI-written encyclical
- Robert's Thing: isaiprofitable.com