Pope Leo XIV’s Lessons For Business Leaders

Pope Leo XIV’s call to tame AI sets tone for Christian leaders

Pope Leo XIV singled out the challenges of artificial intelligence as he took office this month.

Pope Leo XIV, in the recent audience to the representatives of the media, reminded us of a phrase by St. Augustine: “Men say that times are bad, times are difficult: we live well and times will be good. We are the times: just as we are, they are the times.” This is a reflection that fills us with hope before a world that is filled with fears instead of illusions. He also said, “Let us disarm the communication of all prejudice, fanaticism and hat…

Pope's call to tame AI sets tone for Christian leaders

Pope Leo XIV singled out the challenges of artificial intelligence as he took office this month, underscoring religious leaders' hopes to influence a technology freighted with both vast hopes and apocalyptic fears.

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Pope Leo XIV’s Lessons For Business Leaders

Pope Leo XIV has spoken publicly about the challenges to human dignity, justice and labor that arise from “developments in the field of artificial intelligence."