Leo XIV's first encyclical demands AI be 'disarmed,' freed from use as 'instrument of domination, exclusion and death'; expert says edict may be 'defining document for our era'

Pope Leo XIV called Monday for robust regulation of AI and for its developers to work for the common good rather than profit, issuing a sweeping manifesto on safeguarding humankind.

Pope Leo XIV called Monday for robust regulation of artificial intelligence and for its developers to work for the common good rather than profit, issuing a sweeping manifesto on safeguarding humankin

Pope Leo XIV on Monday published his long-awaited manifesto on artificial intelligence outlining the Catholic Church’s response to the technology’s ethical and social challenges. The US-born pontiff…

In the early awaited “Magnifica Humanitas,” Pope Leo’s first encyclical, he makes strong statements about the potential perils of artificial intelligence.