Pope Leo called for artificial intelligence to be “disarmed” in his first papal encyclical, urging major regulation to protect against potential risks, including war and economic dislocation. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Christopher Hale, who writes “Letters from Leo” on Substack.

The 83-page papal circular titled “Magnificent Humanity” calls for government regulation of AI companies and protection and retraining of workers who may be impacted.

Pope Leo XIV's first encyclical, Magnifica humanitas, calls for disarming AI and rules out algorithmic warfare. Anthropic's Chris Olah presented alongside cardinals.