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Pope Leo XIV's first encyclical warns AI threatens equality, democracy, and human dignity

Pope Leo XIV's first encyclical warns of AI risks and calls for human-centered technology governance

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Mia Sato

6d ago· 3 min readenNews

Summary

Pope Leo XIV's first major papal encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, addresses the risks of artificial intelligence and unconstrained technological power. The document warns about AI-powered warfare, labor displacement, and the need for new ethical and legal frameworks to protect human dignity in an age of rapid AI adoption. The pope calls for safeguarding the human person and being "profoundly human" amid technological advancements.

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Pope Leo XIV warned of the risks of AI and unconstrained technological power in his first major papal document released on Monday.
Magnifica Humanitas is the pope's manifesto on 'safeguarding the human person in the time of artificial intelligence'
Pope Leo stressed the economic and social upheaval that rapid AI adoption is creating, with inadequate protections for
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In Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical, he warned of the dangers of unmitigated and uncontrolled AI, and offered ideas for how to protect humans in an age of rapid technological advancements.

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