Pope Leo XIV issues encyclical Magnifica Humanitas urging AI 'disarmament'
Pope Leo XIV issued his first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, on May 25, 2026 from the Vatican, calling for global "disarmament" of artificial intelligence and demanding strict international safeguards. In the 42,000-word document he condemns lethal AI weapons, declares just war theory outdated, and asks forgiveness for the church's delayed response to technological threats. The encyclical insists that so-called artificial intelligences do not possess inner experience and affirms "Human dignity does not depend on a person's abilities, wealth or position in life" as the guiding principle for AI policy. Leo also targets concentrated technological power, warns AI could widen inequality and displace workers, and notes a 2025 MIT estimate that AI could replace 11.7 percent of the U.S. workforce to argue for public ownership and regulation.
giddily reading Pope Leo's encyclical MAGNIFICA HUMANITAS on AI!! I feel medieval!!! I feel like I'm in Renaissance Florence wearing those gay pointy shoes!!!
JP207this is what being a POPE is FOR in the modern age... I'd be issuing one of these mfs every few months lmao
miles peery9the pope dropping his mixtape… Ive gotta lock in.
AgentSmokingFire🇵🇸🇱🇧4Wow yeah this is quite the read. Almost surreal that this shit is in a place so bad that the Pope is comparing it to biblical proportion.
Khalil2Oh he mad mad about it. 👀 OK LEO!!
