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Jezebel | By the Powers of Gandalf and the Pope, a Holy War Has Been Declared on AI by Danielle Han AI generated summary, Read the full article for complete information. Pope Leo III’s inaugural encyclical, “Magnifica Humanitas,” a 42,300‑word teaching document, frames the rapid rise of artificial intelligence as a moral danger, warning that unchecked development could become a new “Tower of Babel” and a force antagonistic to humanity. While not opposing technological progress, the Pope calls for rigorous evaluation, slower adoption when necessary, and stronger oversight—especially regarding autonomous weapons and the erosion of traditional “just war” principles. He invokes J.R.R. Tolkien’s Gandalf to underscore collective responsibility for “uprooting evil” and stresses that AI must serve humanity’s well‑being rather than dominate it, positioning the Vatican’s stance as a thoughtful, faith‑based critique of contemporary AI enthusiasm and its political exploitation. Read more: https://www.jezebel.com/by-the-powers-of-gandalf-and-the-pope-a-holy-war-has-been-declared-on-ai #Pope #Vatican #Anthropic #ChristopherOlah #Gandalf #JRRTolkien

Business Latest | Why the Vatican Invited Anthropic to the Pope’s AI Encyclical Presentation by Daniele Polidoro AI generated summary, Read the full article for complete information. When Pope Leo XIV unveiled his first AI‑focused encyclical, “Magnifica Humanitas,” he invited Christopher Olah, a leading Anthropic researcher, to speak—signaling an unprecedented partnership between the Vatican and Silicon Valley. Anthropic, founded in 2021 by former OpenAI researchers, has built its reputation on AI safety and “Constitutional AI,” embedding ethical principles directly into model behavior. This alignment with the Church stems from the Vatican’s evolving role from a moral observer to an active interlocutor in tech, exemplified by the 2020 Rome Call for AI Ethics and its growing concerns over AI’s societal impact, concentration of power in a handful of private actors, and the risk of a “digital Babylon” or “Hiroshima of the 21st century.” Both the encyclical and Anthropic stress that artificial intelligence is not neutral; it reflects the values of its creators and must be governed through shared ethical frameworks rather than left to industry self‑regulation alone. Read more: https://www.wired.com/story/anthropic-christopher-olah-pope-ai-encyclical/ #Vatican #Anthropic #ChristopherOlah #RomeCall #AIEthics #PopeLeoXIV

NBC News Top Stories | Tech titans mostly silent after Pope Leo’s warning about risks of AI by Daniel Arkin AI generated summary, Read the full article for complete information. Pope Leo XIV’s 42,300‑word encyclical warned that unchecked artificial‑intelligence development threatens humanity, urging stronger government regulation of private AI firms, safeguards for workers displaced by the technology, protections against AI‑generated misinformation, and limits on autonomous weapons, while affirming that technology must serve the “common good” and preserve human dignity. The message was met with a largely muted response from top U.S. tech CEOs—including Sam Altman, Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg—though a few industry figures embraced it: Anthropic co‑founder Christopher Olah praised the moral guidance, AI pioneer Yoshua Bengio endorsed the call for AI to benefit all people, and Jack Dorsey simply replied “yes,” while JD Vance called the pope’s remarks “profound.” Critics such as venture capitalist David Sacks warned that sweeping regulatory powers could enable censorship, Andreessen Horowitz partner Eddy Lazzarin called the document “defensive,” and AI researcher Pedro Domingos dismissed it as “infallibly wrong.” A recent NBC News poll found that 57 % of Americans view AI risks as outweighing its benefits, underscoring the public anxiety the papal warning seeks to address. Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/innovation/tech-titans-mostly-silent-pope-leos-warning-risks-ai-rcna346903 #PopeLeo #SamAltman #ElonMusk #MarkZuckerberg #Vatican #LeoXIV #ChristopherOlah #YoshuaBengio #WillJones #JDVance #DavidSacks #EddyLazzarin #PedroDomingos

qwant news | Pope says AI should be disarmed to avoid dominating humanity AI generated summary, Read the full article for complete information. Pope Leo XIV, the first American pontiff, used his new encyclical Magnifica humanitas to call for artificial intelligence to be “disarmed,” urging that the technology be made human‑friendly, freed from monopolistic control, and prevented from dominating humanity. He warned that AI’s use in warfare, geopolitics and commercial exploitation threatens moral values—“no algorithm can make war morally acceptable”—and urged guardrails to protect human dignity. The pope’s stance, which contrasts sharply with President Donald Trump’s deregulation push, adds his moral authority to a heated global debate over how far AI should be regulated. Read more: https://triblive.com/news/world/pope-says-ai-should-be-disarmed-to-avoid-dominating-humanity/ #LeoXIV #Anthropic #ChristopherOlah #DonaldTrump #Vatican #LeoXIII

Home - CBSNews.com | Pope Leo calls for "disarming" of AI in technology-focused encyclical AI generated summary, Read the full article for complete information. Pope Leo XIV’s new 82‑page encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, warns that the rise of artificial intelligence threatens to make civilization “less human” by hollowing‑out work, concentrating wealth, eroding dignity and even enabling AI‑driven warfare; he calls for the “disarming” of AI to curb a race for ever more powerful algorithms driven by geopolitical or commercial dominance and stresses that technology itself is not evil but must be guided by human values and responsibility. The document also includes a historic apology for the Vatican’s role in the transatlantic slave trade and frames the AI challenge as an anthropological crisis for humanity, urging dialogue with AI developers—such as Anthropic’s co‑founder Christopher Olah—while rejecting any endorsement of specific companies. Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pope-leo-ai-encyclical-artificial-intelligence/ #PopeLeo #MichaelCzerny #ChristopherOlah #Anthropic #Vatican