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Pope Leo XIV's First Encyclical Demands AI Regulation
The encyclical warns that AI could concentrate power in a few hands and displace workers on a large scale, the United Nations said.
- On Monday, May 25, 2026, Pope Leo XIV released his first encyclical, 'Magnifica Humanitas,' at the Vatican, urging robust legal frameworks, independent oversight, and strict limits on military artificial intelligence.
- Pope Leo XIV signed the document May 15, 2026, the 135th anniversary of Pope Leo XIII's 'Rerum Novarum,' framing AI as 'another industrial revolution' posing existential challenges to human dignity and labor.
- The nearly 43,000-word encyclical asserts it is 'not permissible' to entrust lethal decisions to AI systems while demanding transparency and accountability to protect workers and children from algorithmic exploitation.
- Anthropic co-founder Chris Olah joined the Vatican launch, sparking debate over endorsement versus dialogue; Paolo Carozza, law professor at Notre Dame Law School, called it a 'defining document for our era.'
- Experts view the encyclical as a benchmark for global AI governance, with policymakers urged to prioritize the 'common good' over profit while addressing the digital revolution's moral challenges.
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