Pope’s encyclical raises questions on who gets to shape AI
Pope Leo XIV's encyclical, titled 'Magnifica Humanitas,' addresses the ethical implications of artificial intelligence. It emphasizes the need for oversight and warns against the concentration of AI power among a few corporations. The encyclical raises questions about the role of religion in shaping AI and the potential biases that may arise from it.
- ▪The encyclical warns that AI power should not be concentrated in the hands of a few private companies.
- ▪It highlights the importance of protecting jobs and ensuring greater oversight and regulation of AI.
- ▪Many popular AI models exhibit biases toward Catholicism and against other religious traditions.
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Global Dispatch Pope’s encyclical raises questions on who gets to shape AI The encyclical provides an ethical and moral framework for AI, but one that is steeped in Catholicism and ignores the faiths and practices of a majority of the world’s population. By Rina Chandran Rina Chandran is a deputy editor at Rest of World, based in San Francisco. 29 May 2026 Isabella Bonotto/Anadolu via Getty Images Isabella Bonotto/Anadolu via Getty Images By Rina Chandran 29 May 2026 Global Dispatch Pope’s encyclical raises questions on who gets to shape AI By Rina Chandran > Global Dispatch This essay was first published in our Global Dispatch newsletter. Sign up here to get it straight to your inbox.
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