People may take varying things away from Pope Leo XIV’s recent encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas (Magnificent Humanity), after spending time reading it.
Coming in at about 52 pages, the encyclical — one of the highest forms of teaching from a pontiff to the church at large — deals with safeguarding the human person at a time when artificial intelligence is developing into something unfathomable and, in some respects, opaque.
AI is at a point of creating great societal upheaval, and adds to the already anxiety-inducing nature of the world at large. From displacing workers worldwide to aiding in the perpetuation and depersonalization of war, AI is positioned and run in a way that runs counter to aspects of Christian life.
Here are three of my most important takeaways from reading Magnifica Humanitas.
‘Disarming’ AI
