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

Pope Leo XIV warns AI must be 'disarmed' in first encyclical on safeguarding humanity

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@hepedk.bsky.social

5d ago· 7 min readenNews

Summary

Pope Leo XIV issued his first encyclical, "Magnifica humanitas: On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence," warning that AI must be "disarmed" as its use expands in warfare and other human activities. The pope cautioned against a race for more powerful algorithms and larger datasets driven by desires for geopolitical or commercial dominance. The encyclical was presented at the Vatican alongside AI experts.

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artificial intelligence must be 'disarmed'
"a race for ever more powerful algorithms and larger datasets"
"the desire to secure geopolitical or commercial dominance"
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The pontiff presented his encyclical at the Vatican alongside AI experts.

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