Pope’s Encyclical Raises Questions on Who Gets to Shape AI
The 42,000-word encyclical says AI’s energy use, rare earth mining and technocratic logic can harm the environment and human dignity.
- On May 25, Pope Leo XIV presented his first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, at the Vatican's Synod Hall, addressing the rapid rise of technology and its moral implications for humanity.
- Pope Leo XIV explained he turned the Church's attention to technology just as Pope Leo XIII did toward the Industrial Revolution of the late 19th century, aiming to provide moral guidance.
- Data centers use power equivalent to 100,000 houses, according to the International Energy Agency, as Leo's 42,000-word text revisits Pope Francis' critique of the technocratic paradigm viewing technology as profit maximization.
- Within the encyclical, Leo said the technocratic paradigm is turning into the "Tower of Babel," warning that technology must be regulated to respect the environment and prevent new forms of exploitation.
- Leo called integral ecology "an indispensable dimension of the Church's Social Doctrine," urging the world to hear both the cries of the earth and the poor, echoing Pope Francis' original teaching.
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Pope’s encyclical raises questions on who gets to shape AI
On Monday, Pope Leo XIV released his first encyclical, titled Magnifica Humanitas, or magnificent humanity. The 83-page letter is about “safeguarding the human person in the time of artificial intelligence,”...
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