As artificial intelligence rapidly advances, and massive global changes hang in the balance, Pope Leo XIV recently declared that humans must maintain control of this incredibly powerful technology, lest we lose our humanity.Pope Leo’s recent document, Magnifica Humanitas, has sparked worldwide debate by warning humanity about the dangers of AI. His concerns are thoughtful, sincere, and rooted in a desire to ensure that technology serves mankind.But there is one problem: the AI genie is already out of the bottle.
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Throughout human history, every transformative technology has been used for both good and evil. Fire cooked food and burned cities. The printing press spread knowledge and propaganda. Nuclear energy powers hospitals and lights homes, but it also produces the most destructive weapons ever created.
Artificial intelligence will be no different. So, the question is no longer whether AI should exist, because it already does. The question we are all facing is whether the forces that seek to use AI for good will be stronger than the forces of AI for evil.
This is where Pope Leo and President Donald Trump represent two sides of the same challenge. The pope warns us about the moral risks of AI, while Trump has argued that the United States must move aggressively to develop AI and maintain technological leadership. Both perspectives are correct.
