By Margaret Sullivan
Publication Date: 2026-03-10 10:00:00
No one wants a soulless sermon – that defeats the purpose – and Pope Leo XIV has taken steps to ensure that Roman Catholic priests do not give sermons.
Artificial intelligence, the new pope said at a recent meeting with clergy, “will never be able to share the faith,” which is what a sermon is all about. Resist the temptation and write your own words, he urged.
But this point of view is increasingly being pushed into the background.
Not every workplace is a pulpit and AI is an unstoppable force in almost every field.
This does not mean that there is general agreement on how to use it and what guidelines and guardrails should apply.
As battles over AI rage in places as far away as Hollywood and the Pentagon, there are many big emotions, but nothing beats consensus.
In perhaps the most explosive battle, the AI company Anthropic is arguing with the Pentagon over important restrictions on the military’s use of AI. There are big Defense Department contracts at stake, as well as national security, and that…
