Pope Leo XIV, in a major encyclical titled “Magnifica Humanitas,” called for AI to be “disarmed” in service of the common good. This bold statement comes from a press release where he was accompanied by Anthropic‘s co-founder. The encyclical, released during his first papal visit to Rome, is 40,000 words long and contains critiques of how AI can be used for domination, exclusion, and death.
Pope Leo chose the term “disarmament” deliberately because it aims to attract attention and prompt action from humanity. The encyclical criticizes AI-driven autonomous weapons, neo-colonial data practices, and the hoarding of new forms of property such as patents, algorithms, digital platforms, technological infrastructure, and data.
**Takeaways:**
– Pope Leo XIV has issued a major encyclical titled “Magnifica Humanitas” calling for AI to be “disarmed.”
– The encyclical is 40,000 words long and contains critiques of how AI can be used for domination.
– It addresses issues like autonomous weapons, neo-colonial data practices, and the hoarding of new forms of property.
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