Pope Leo XIV issued the encyclical 'Magnifica Humanitas: On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence' on May 15, 2026, addressing AI governance and human dignity.
Artificial intelligence needs to be disarmed; decisions about technology must never be separated from conscience and responsibility.
The world is right to be afraid of this, but the industry can still develop AI safely.
People need to always be in control of the future, and we cannot take any risk of loss of control.
Speaking at the United Nations on September 22, 2026, President Donald Trump dismissed AI warnings as a 'hoax' and said he would not stifle growth of the technology.
Warnings about AI are a hoax, and I will not stifle growth of something that could have an impact greater than the Industrial Revolution.
The Communist Party of China is not going to listen to the pope, but people in the U.S. might, so in effect the Pope's encyclical was working for the Communist Party.
Pope Leo XIV arrived at Paris Orly airport on September 25, 2026, greeted by President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte, beginning his four-day visit to France.
Pope Leo XIV delivered an opening speech at the Élysée Palace in Paris on September 25, 2026, warning about AI and reaffirming the Vatican's opposition to nuclear weapons.
New technologies must remain at the service of the human person, rather than becoming yet another instrument of domination and injustice.
If we are to avoid losing our humanity amid a 'paradise of machines' invading and conditioning our daily lives, there is an urgent need for education in ethical discernment and the capacity to acknowledge the moral good.
Although such systems can correlate data, they cannot answer questions that concern the meaning of human life, which is rooted in lived experience.
Information is abundant, but that is not synonymous with wisdom; without a shared ethical foundation, communication channels can multiply false information and words devoid of meaning.
The nuclear deterrence doctrine is mistaken because it is fuelling a new arms race; peace is not a balance of power but is built day by day through dialogue and justice.
Pope Leo XIV delivered a speech at UNESCO headquarters in Paris on September 25, 2026, warning that AI could become an instrument of domination and discussing the paradox of attributing intelligence to machines.
Pope Leo XIV is scheduled to meet seven French victims of clergy sexual abuse on Sunday, September 27, 2026, in Lourdes, as part of his visit to France.
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