“In an era when truth is often distorted in order to serve particular interests and communication strategies, the field of education assumes decisive importance,” Pope Leo wrote.
Magnifica Humanitas
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Pope Leo XIV questioned the Catholic teaching of just war theory in modern warfare and wrote about slavery in an unprecedented way.
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Pope Leo called for measures to ensure an economy that “favors human dignity,” first and foremost through transparency and accountability.
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In his new encyclical on artificial intelligence, Pope Leo XIV took aim at the normalization of war, made more dangerous by a digital revolution.
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New developments promise extraordinary innovation and economic opportunity. Yet they also raise profound moral questions.
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Speaking after the promulgation of “Magnifica Humanitas,” the pope explained that he had consulted with scientists, engineers, policymakers, educators and parents as he was working on the encyclical.
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A May 25 presentation coincided with the Vatican’s release of Pope Leo’s first encyclical on safeguarding the human person in the age of artificial intelligence.
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“Today is just the beginning, the start of a long collaboration between those of us who are building this and those who can see what we, from inside, cannot.”
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“We encourage all people of good will to reflect on this rich papal teaching and to seek ways in which to apply it in their lives.”
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This is not a future problem. This is a now problem. Time to get to work.
