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Last update: 11 hours agoAI Encyclical Shockwave: Pope Leo XIV just unveiled his first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, calling for the “disarming” of AI—so it can’t dominate humanity, fuel a “culture of power,” or make lethal decisions. He warns AI is helping normalize war and demands robust regulation, independent oversight, and safeguards that keep humans responsible for weapons. Tech vs. Conscience: At the Vatican presentation, Anthropic cofounder Christopher Olah backed outside scrutiny, warning job losses could be a “moral imperative of historic proportions,” and said labs face pressures that can clash with doing the right thing. Historic Apology: In the same document, Leo issued a landmark apology for the Vatican’s role in legitimizing the transatlantic slave trade, calling it “a wound in Christian memory,” and linked past exploitation to “new forms of slavery” emerging from the digital economy. Political Fallout: Italy’s center-left is already using the encyclical as a moral argument for stronger AI governance, while tensions with U.S. deregulation plans loom.
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