Pope Leo manifesto: World leaders should be ‘slowing things down’ on AI
Technology Pope Leo encyclical: World leaders should be ‘slowing things down’ on AI Comments: by Max Rego - 05/25/26 9:40 AM ET Comments: Link copied by Max Rego - 05/25/26 9:40 AM ET Comments: Link copied NOW PLAYING Pope Leo XIV on Monday warned about the risks posed by AI in his first encyclical. While the pontiff wrote that technology “should not be considered, in itself, as a force antagonistic to humanity,” society must ensure that newly available tools are “oriented toward the good.” He added, “New technologies open up a horizon extending in directions that are imaginable but not yet fully predictable. “Calling for prudence, rigorous evaluation and even, at times, a slower pace in adopting AI does not mean opposing progress; instead, it is an exercise of responsible care for the human family,” he wrote.
- ▪Technology Pope Leo encyclical: World leaders should be ‘slowing things down’ on AI Comments: by Max Rego - 05/25/26 9:40 AM ET Comments: Link copied by Max Rego - 05/25/26 9:40 AM ET Comments: Link copied NOW PLAYING Pope Leo XIV on Monday
- ▪While the pontiff wrote that technology “should not be considered, in itself, as a force antagonistic to humanity,” society must ensure that newly available tools are “oriented toward the good.” He added, “New technologies open up a horizon
- ▪“Calling for prudence, rigorous evaluation and even, at times, a slower pace in adopting AI does not mean opposing progress; instead, it is an exercise of responsible care for the human family,” he wrote.
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Technology Pope Leo encyclical: World leaders should be ‘slowing things down’ on AI Comments: by Max Rego - 05/25/26 9:40 AM ET Comments: Link copied by Max Rego - 05/25/26 9:40 AM ET Comments: Link copied NOW PLAYING Pope Leo XIV on Monday warned about the risks posed by AI in his first encyclical. In the encyclical, titled “Magnifica Humanitas,” the pontiff wrote that policymakers must address the widespread availability of the emerging technology with “clarity to establish adequate regulatory tools capable of upholding justice and curbing the distorting effects of technological power.” Throughout his papacy, the first American pope has sounded the alarm over AI and its impact on children and workers.
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