@TheBadPlace@mastodon.ozioso.online
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May 27, 2026
The Bad Place
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Jezebel | By the Powers of Gandalf and the Pope, a Holy War Has Been Declared on AI by Danielle Han
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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
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@MissConstrue@mefi.social
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May 25, 2026
MissConstrue
@MissConstrue@mefi.social
Why, I remember when this was all just Arpanet. I'm over educated, opinionated, and quite possibly wrong about everything. Published author, banned comics publisher, ethicist, cranky old philosopher careered in information architecture. AKA: I contain multitudes. Black lives matter. Trans lives matter. Your life matters. End Colonialism. Free Palestine. Eat the Rich. Avatar: A crop of "The Letter" by Delphin Enjolras, against a background of prairie flowers.
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Da Pope has dropped an #encyclical. An encyclical is a pastoral letter issued by the #Pope.
Historically encyclicals serve as a key instrument of the Pope’s ordinary magisterium to guide the faithful on matters of faith, morals, devotion, or social discipline, they are generally not infallible pronouncements ex cathedra.
I’m still reading and digesting, but a quick skim suggests that this is the biggest thing to drop from the #Vatican in my lifetime.
There’s, #AI, there’s transhumanism, there’s social contract, he apologizes for the Church’s blind eye to #slavery, he declared that “just war” is no longer a thing…in a change of policy held since the Crusades. He calls for #OpenSource, he quotes #Tolkien. (I like Da Pope.)
There’s a lot. You can read it here. It’s gonna take me a while to map it all out.
https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/encyclicals/documents/20260515-magnifica-humanitas.html
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@PoliticalCartoon@mastodonapp.uk
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Apr 16, 2026
Political Cartoon Gallery
@PoliticalCartoon@mastodonapp.uk
The Political Cartoon Gallery is the only gallery in the world dedicated to original cartoon artwork. www.original-political-cartoon.com
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Morten Morland @mortenmorland on #Trump #Pope #IranWar @thetimes – political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com
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@drrjv@vmst.io
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Apr 15, 2026
DrBob, 🧠 Mechanic
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“A nation ignorant of the equal benefits of liberty and law, must be awed by the flashes of arbitrary power: the cruelty of a despot will assume the character of justice; his profusion, of liberality; his obstinacy, of firmness” — Edward Gibbon (who wrote ‘The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire’)
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@PoliticalCartoon@mastodonapp.uk
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Apr 15, 2026
Political Cartoon Gallery
@PoliticalCartoon@mastodonapp.uk
The Political Cartoon Gallery is the only gallery in the world dedicated to original cartoon artwork. www.original-political-cartoon.com
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Rod Emmerson @rodemmerson on #Trump #Pope – political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com
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@rameshgupta@mastodon.social
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Apr 15, 2026
Ramesh Gupta
@rameshgupta@mastodon.social
Profile image? Yes, it's a #fractal. No, #fractals are not #AI.
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⬆️ @goatrodeo@mstdn.social
>> So #Trump has attacked everyone, and I mean everyone. The #Pope even. Makes you wonder why he has nothing but love notes for #Putin then? Or #Bibi? Two war criminals get nothing but slavish love from Trump.
And this slavish love ought to be the one thing that derails his lawyers' efforts to plead #insanity when the time comes.
Unhinged actions like pretending to be #God are a good setup for a future insanity plea, but Trump is consistently sane in not antagonizing these two.
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@PoliticalCartoon@mastodonapp.uk
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Apr 13, 2026
Political Cartoon Gallery
@PoliticalCartoon@mastodonapp.uk
The Political Cartoon Gallery is the only gallery in the world dedicated to original cartoon artwork. www.original-political-cartoon.com
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Ben Jennings @BJennings90 on #Trump and the #Pope @Guardian – political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com
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@Nerde@beige.party
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Apr 13, 2026
Stanley Nerdlinger II
@Nerde@beige.party
Purveyor of original comedy bronze humor - it’s a smaller niche market than comedy gold. I save some of my jokes for my own entertainment using #nerlingersjokes (yeah, I spelled it wrong but too lazy to fix it). I follow Philly sports. My hobbies are sitting in chairs, exploring various canned soups, and searching the refrigerator for wherever that smell is coming from.
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@sccdp@sfba.social
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Apr 13, 2026
Santa Clara County Dem Party
@sccdp@sfba.social
The Democratic Party of Silicon Valley #democrats #democracy #politics
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Let's check in on Trump's rage against the Pope. "Catholics" JD Vance and Marco Rubio are notably silent. Remember this is what the GOP wants.
The Pope says he's not afraid of Trump. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-says-not-big-fan-weak-terrible-pope-leo-rcna331461
An enraged Trump posts a picture of himself as Jesus. 25th Amendment time. https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-79-posts-himself-as-christ-after-bonkers-pope-attack/
Some of MAGA is waking up to Trump's blasphemy. https://www.mediaite.com/online/gross-blasphemy-maga-die-hards-deliver-rare-rebuke-of-trump-for-posting-unacceptable-meme-depicting-himself-as-jesus/
#pope #catholic #trump #politics #uspol #religion.
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@juergen_hubert@mementomori.social
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Apr 09, 2026
Jürgen Hubert
@juergen_hubert@mementomori.social
Translates German folk tales. Tries to learn #Italian . #ttrpg #pnpde #dnd #folklore
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Apparently, the #Pentagon has threatened the #Pope .
https://newrepublic.com/post/208820/pentagon-threatened-pope-criticized-donald-trump
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@Heliograph@mastodon.au
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Mar 26, 2026
Heliograph
@Heliograph@mastodon.au
Photography from the antipodes. Based in #Dharawal #Sydney the land of thunder and marsupials. Not very good at introductions. Really good at walking. Fond of oceans. Civility. Tests code for a living. Own pics fresh daily. #a11y ♤ #lovesclouds next life a #Trill🖖 #fortheloveofit ᓚᘏᗢ #helio26 🏖️
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@christianpost@na.social
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Feb 22, 2026
The Christian Post
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This week in Christian history: Queen Elizabeth I excommunicated, first Methodist church chartered
Events that occurred this week in Christian history include the excommunication of Queen Elizabeth I, the first chartered Methodist church in the United States, and the death of Amanda Smith. #QueenElizabethI #AmandaSmith #JohnWesley #missionary #Methodism #history #pope #excommunicates
Source: https://www.christianpost.com/news/this-week-in-christian-history-queen-elizabeth-i-excommunicated.html
#Faith #ChristianNews #Bible
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Is the #Pope a Star Wars fan?
Also: a strong and well thought-out message on #AI, social media and other things that interest us here on Fedi.
Never thought I will read this list of tech terms in an official message from the #Vatican:
Chatbots based on large language models (LLMs) are proving to be surprisingly effective at covert persuasion through continuous optimization of personalized interaction. The dialogic, adaptive, mimetic structure of these language models is capable of imitating human feelings and thus simulating a relationship.
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