Pope Leo XIV Releases Landmark Encyclical ‘Magnifica Humanitas’ Warning Against AI Dehumanization
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
VATICAN CITY — In a historic move that bridges ancient religious tradition with frontier technology, Pope Leo XIV has issued his first major papal encyclical, offering an authoritative and urgent ethical framework for the era of artificial intelligence.
The sweeping 83-page document, titled Magnifica Humanitas (Magnificent Humanity), serves as a high-level warning to world leaders and tech conglomerates. The US-born Pontiff cautioned that unchecked automation risks deep economic inequality, the erosion of public trust, and a dangerous centralization of power if global guardrails are not urgently established.
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