Pope Leo XIV issues encyclical Magnifica Humanitas urging AI 'disarmament'

giddily reading Pope Leo's encyclical MAGNIFICA HUMANITAS on AI!! I feel medieval!!! I feel like I'm in Renaissance Florence wearing those gay pointy shoes!!!

I'm not even joking about this, Pope Leo had a Tumblr account

In Magnifica Humanitas, the Pope decries the concentration of technological power in a few global players. www.wired.com/story/what-p...

the new york times, after downloading the PDF for magnifica humanitas

In his first teaching document, Pope Leo warns AI risks accelerating war and threatens humanity. It was published at an event in the Vatican attended by AI experts including the co-founder of Anthropic. #Pinks www.bbc.com/audio/play/p...

The Pope gets it ... "technology built and governed by a small elite cannot, by definition, serve the common good." techcrunch.com/2026/05/25/t...

More than anything, Pope Leo's new encyclical, "Magnifica Humanitas," is an exhaustive account of what could happen if AI development goes awry—as for what happens if it goes right, Leo mostly leaves that to the reader’s imagination, Francis X. Rocca writes:

"The 42,300-word policy statement is respectful and named no names, but is at heart a sharp rebuke to Silicon Valley’s assertions that it alone can be trusted to develop the future."

In his landmark manifesto, Magnifica Humanitas, Pope Leo XIV calls for AI to be disarmed: “Artificial intelligence needs to be disarmed. The word is strong I know, but deliberately chosen because this moment needs words capable of attracting attention, awakening consciences, and indicating paths

🚨🚨🚨POPE LEO JUST APOLOGIZED FOR THE VATICAN’S ROLE IN SLAVERY‼️ (That’s a long awaited yet good start) Hope the rest of the world is paying attention‼️

"Humanity, created by God in all its grandeur, is today facing a pivotal choice: either to construct a new Tower of Babel or to build the city in which God and humanity dwell together." #PopeLeoXIV #MagnificaHumanitas

A remarkable encyclical from Pope Leo with wise words about AI. While AI can be useful it must be disarmed. Whether in teaching, learning, or anything else, we have to maintain our shared humanity. More from me on AI and Education this Wednesday. www.npr.org/2026/05/25/n...

www.commondreams.org/news/pope-le... ya don't have to be Catholic to Love this guy!

The pope becoming an insightful AI pundit is really a fascinating thing to see. He's not buying the hype, but he's not being a hater either. Magnifica Humanitas is the kind of work that only intellectually serious religions can make. Reactionary Christianity makes human slop, by contrast.

Pope Leo had a words with friends account (I found it)