Pope Leo has released his first encyclical – about artificial intelligence – and as with everything the pope does it it is a thoughtful statement that one would hope could have some real influence. One of the few bright spots in the world these days is the willingness of the pope to take on the challenges that humanity faces and actually provide some leadership and moral guidance even, or perhaps especially, for us non-believers. Now let us see if all the Catholics out there will actually follow their leader’s lead and take some meaningful steps to control, regulate and assess artificial intelligence, the new tower of Babel that the pope refers to in the encyclical.
Here’s a piece by Jill Lepore that provides a good introduction to the encyclical:
And here is the encyclical itself:
https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/encyclicals/documents/20260515-magnifica-humanitas.htm
And here’s Pete’s old song that encapsulates its message:
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