Pope Leo XIV Releases Enclyclical Calling for AI Disarmament

Pope Leo XIV, alongside the co-founder of Anthropic, released his first encyclical titled "Magnifica Humanitas" in Rome. The encyclical advocates for the disarmament of artificial intelligence (AI) for the common good. Pope Leo stated that the term 'disarmament' was chosen to draw attention to the need for responsible AI use, emphasizing that AI should be liberated from logics that lead to domination and exclusion. The document critiques AI-powered autonomous weapons, data collection practices, and the concentration of technological resources and data.