Citing Gandalf, Pope Leo says we must “disarm” AI

Citing Gandalf, Pope Leo says we must “disarm” AI

[ad_1] With the co-founder of Anthropic at his side today in Rome, Pope Leo XIV released a major new encyclical—his first—called “Magnifica Humanitas” (“Magnificent Humanity”). It calls for AI to be “disarmed” in service of the common good. “The word is strong,” Leo admits, but he chose the language of “disarmament” deliberately “because this moment …

The pope’s AI encyclical isn’t really about AI

The pope’s AI encyclical isn’t really about AI

[ad_1] Pope Leo XIV published his first encyclical on Monday. Titled Magnifica Humanitas, it addresses “safeguarding the human person in the time of artificial intelligence.” And while AI is the hook, the problems Leo focuses on are older and more pervasive: inequality, war, the erosion of democracy, and the concentration of power in the hands …