Pope Leo XIV on Monday launched an impassioned call for regulation of Artificial Intelligence, warning that “opaque algorithms,” controlled by a handful of powerful private companies, can bring “new forms of dehumanization.”
In his eagerly awaited new encyclical called “Magnificent Humanity” – an encyclical is an ancient form of Vatican communication – Pope Leo also warned that it is crucial that AI must not remain in the hands “of a few,” underlining that AI technology was recently used during the U.S.-Israel War on Iran.
The pontiff also said it was crucial that the technological revolution underway must not be driven by “the idolatry of profit.”
While pontiffs do not usually physically attend the presentation of their encyclicals, Pope Leo – in what is considered an unusual move – presented “Magnifica Humanitas” himself at the Vatican alongside Christopher Olah, the founder of major A.I. developer Anthropic, as well as a host of Catholic prelates and theologians.
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Wow really really liking this guy. I’m not going to lie, I’m not close to the whole pope thing, but when I heard an American being voted in I automatically assumed he was a Trump-adjacent type guy.
Get it, Leo
I’m not catholic (nor am I religious in any capacity) but goddamn, this Pope seems like a very good guy.
Why was the founder of Anthropic there?! Isn’t he exactly who we need to be fighting against (according to this very encyclical)?!?
That’s my pope*!
*not Christian, just from Chicago
/r/suddelycatholic
As someone that grew up very catholic, I like most of Pope Leo’s takes. I was really worried that whoever came after Pope Francis would be very conservative and traditional
Im glad we at least have semi woke pope