Pope Leo: AI needs to be ‘disarmed’
Pope Leo XIV has called for the 'disarmament' of artificial intelligence in his first encyclical, Magnifica humanitas. He emphasized the need to free AI from logics that lead to domination and exclusion, drawing parallels to historical social issues. The pope's message highlights the importance of moral responsibility in technology and the necessity of ensuring that AI serves the common good.
- ▪Pope Leo XIV presented his first encyclical, Magnifica humanitas, on May 25, 2026.
- ▪He called for the disarmament of AI to prevent it from becoming an instrument of domination and exclusion.
- ▪The pope compared AI to nuclear energy, emphasizing that it must serve the common good.
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News—Pope Leo XIV—Magnifica humanitasPope Leo: AI needs to be ‘disarmed’Leo made an impassioned call to “disarm” AI as he presented his first encyclical letter on Monday.Edgar BeltránMay 25, 2026SharePope Leo made an impassioned call to “disarm” AI and to free it “from logics that turn it into an instrument of domination, exclusion and death” as he presented his first encyclical, Magnifica humanitas on May 25.Pope Leo presents Magnifica humanitas on May 25. Credit: Vatican media.The document, signed on May 15, the anniversary of Leo XIII’s Rerum novarum, has been touted for months as Pope Leo’s programmatic document on the social issues of today.In an unprecedented move, Pope Leo personally presented his first encyclical to members of the curia, the diplomatic corps, and the press…
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