Pope Leo XIV calls for legal and ethical framework to govern AI
pope leo xiv released a 42,000-word encyclical titled magnifica humanitas, calling for new legal and ethical frameworks to govern artificial intelligence and prevent technology from dominating humanity.
in a 42,000-word encyclical, pope leo xiv called for robust ethical guardrails and a 'slower pace' in ai adoption to prevent social upheaval and protect the weak. he draws parallels to the industrial revolution and specifically demands that humans, not algorithms, make decisions regarding lethal force and economic opportunity. the pope criticized the idolatry of profit and data reductionism, comparing the ai era to the tower of babel, while engaging tech leaders like anthropropic's christopher olah on implementation.