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Pope Leo Xiv

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Pope Leo XIV's encyclical warns that AI poses the greatest threat to humanity, and faith communities are not ready for its ethical implications.
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Pope Leo XIV encyclical: AI ethics and faith communities are not ready.

Describing artificial intelligence as 'one of the greatest threats facing humanity,' Pope Leo XIV's first encyclical, 'Magnifica Humanitas,' issued on May 15, 2026, calls for its 'most rigorous' ethic

Rui Almeida·June 3, 2026
Pope Leo XIV contemplates a holographic AI network, emphasizing the ethical considerations of artificial intelligence in a Vatican setting.
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Pope Leo XIV publishes AI encyclical on human dignity

In a sweeping 42,300-word document, Pope Leo XIV declared it 'not permissible' to entrust irreversible, lethal decisions to AI systems, directly challenging the global trajectory of artificial intelli

David Katzman·May 25, 2026