After a lot of tech-CEO pontificating, the actual pontiff weighs in.

The pontiff's first encyclical set up another potential flash point with the Trump administration, which has worked aggressively to deregulate AI development.

The first U.S. pope said the Catholic Church wanted to work with AI developers to discuss the proper use of the technology, and said humans should maintain key controls of AI…

In "Magnifica humanitas," Pope Leo XIV's first encyclical, he warned about job losses, Big Tech's grip on AI, and had a message for developers.

Why the Catholic Church is concerned about Big Tech.

Why the Pope wants to slow down AI development.

The wide-ranging encyclical represents Pope Leo’s determination to protect human dignity and agency

Anthropic co-founder Chris Olah addressed the Vatican alongside Pope Leo XIV, warning AI may mirror emotions and displace labor at very large scale.

Pope Leo's first major release focuses entirely on the risks of widespread AI adoption.

Pope Leo XIV Escalates AI Warnings—Says Tech Giants Cannot Control Algorithms And Data

Worries change may be ‘governed only by technocratic thinking and presented as necessary and inevitable’

Leo XIV warned against building a ‘new Tower of Babel’ with AI

The pontiff’s message is clear — in the battle for righteousness, human beings must remain at the center of civilization, not sidelined by AI.

The pontiff presented his encyclical at the Vatican alongside AI experts.

After a lot of tech-CEO pontificating, the actual pontiff weighs in.

US Interior Secretary Doug Burgum accuses pontiff of 'editorialising'

The AI boom’s most high-profile executives didn’t immediately weigh in on the pope’s lengthy encyclical, though some tech industry leaders signaled support for his overarching…

As the technology's reputation wobbles, the pope joins a chorus of AI watchers calling out its potential harms and working with the industry to mitigate them.

Though J.D. Vance found the “bits and pieces” he read to be “very profound.”

The pope takes a stand against those who want the morality and ethics of artificial intelligence to be entirely in the hands of its creators.

Leo XIV’s new encyclical, “Magnifica Humanitas,” presents a remarkable case for placing moral concerns, and not profit, or competitive advantage, or efficiency, at the center of…