AI detector finds Pope Leo’s new encyclical was partly AI-generated: report
An independent researcher claims that parts of Pope Leo XIV's encyclical were flagged as AI-generated by an AI detector. The detector, Pangram, indicated that some paragraphs were between 40% and 100% AI-written, suggesting significant AI assistance from Vatican officials. This raises questions about the Pope's awareness and endorsement of AI usage in his own writings.
- ▪Researcher Linch Zhang reported that the AI detector Pangram flagged portions of Pope Leo XIV's encyclical as AI-generated.
- ▪Some paragraphs were found to be between 40% and 100% AI-generated, while most were written by humans.
- ▪Zhang hypothesized that Pope Leo may not have been aware of the significant AI usage in his encyclical.
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News AI detector finds Pope Leo’s new encyclical was partly AI-generated: report Researcher Linch Zhang said a leading AI detector flagged some paragraphs of Pope Leo’s Magnifica Humanitas encyclical as partially or even completely composed by AI. Pope Leo XIVShutterstock EmilyMangiaracina 0 Emily Mangiaracina Comments 0 Wed May 27, 2026 - 5:08 pm EDT (LifeSiteNews) — An independent researcher has alleged that parts of Pope Leo XIV’s recent encyclical addressing artificial intelligence (AI) have, in keeping with the theme of the document, been written by AI.
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