By Stephen Bartholomeusz
Publication Date: 2026-05-27 02:11:00
Can the moral authority of a pope counteract the ambitions of a handful of would-be trillionaires who are advancing one of the most important technologies in history?
That question is raised in Pope Leo’s 42,300-word encyclical “Magnifica Humanitas,” released this week, in which he warned of the dangers of artificial intelligence to humanity and called for “dismantling” the technology.
It is an important intervention because it highlights some of the problems that those driving the progress of AI want to see ignored because, in their opinion, regulating the sector would slow and limit its development.
Silicon Valley, home to most of the companies driving AI development, dismisses warnings about the potential catastrophic consequences of…
