Pope Leo XIV to present first AI encyclical with Anthropic co-founder

pope leo xiv breaks tradition to present 'magnifica humanitas' on may 25, the first encyclical focused on artificial intelligence. anthropic co-founder christopher olah, a leader in mechanistic interpretability, attends as a guest speaker, signaling the vatican's intent to engage deeply with technical ai safety. the text reportedly condemns autonomous warfare and analyzes ai's impact on labor, drawing parallels to pope leo xiii's response to the industrial revolution. this intervention targets the catholic church's 1.4 billion members as the pontiff equates the societal shift of ai to historic industrial upheaval.