Pope Leo XIV's First Encyclical Links Artificial Intelligence to Histories of Exploitation and Enslavement
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Summary
Pope Leo XIV's first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas (On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence), released on the 135th anniversary of Leo XIII's Rerum Novarum, addresses AI through the lens of historical exploitation and enslavement. The document draws parallels between past economic injustices and the potential for AI to dehumanize labor and concentrate power, emphasizing institutional responsibilities and the human cost of technological expansion.
Key quotes
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Like Leo XIII before him, the current pope seems deeply concerned with the human cost and institutional responsibilities undergirding economic expansion.
The pope links AI to histories of enslavement and exploitation, drawing parallels between past economic injustices and emerging technological systems.
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