Leaders stand at an AI crossroads where their decisions will define the future, shaping innovation, risk and public trust in the years ahead.

Pope Leo XIV has called for robust regulation of artificial intelligence and for its developers to work for the common good rather than profit

Pope Leo XIV called for robust regulation of artificial intelligence in his first encyclical Magnifica Humanitas

His new encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, seeks to counterbalance alarm with hope but lands firmly on one side.

The first U.S. pope called for ownership of AI data not to be left solely in private hands and for policy makers to protect the rights of workers and children.

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.

"The pursuit of greater profits cannot justify choices that systematically sacrifice jobs, because the human person is an end, not a means."

AI has been a core part of Pope Leo’s papacy

Pope Leo XIV's first encyclical uses AI as a lens to diagnose older problems: concentrated power, eroding democracy, and a tech elite that shapes the world to its own advantage.

Pope Leo XIV has released a new document, "Magnifica Humanitas," calling for global leaders to regulate artificial intelligence. This marks the latest in a long tradition of papal…

Leo’s first encyclical, “Magnifica Humanitas," was very consciously signed on the 135th anniversary of "Rerum Novarum," on the first Industrial Revolution.

Pope Leo XIV called Monday for robust regulation of artificial intelligence and for its developers to work for the common good rather than profit, issuing a sweeping manifesto on…

Pope Leo XIV highlights AI risks in first encyclical - SiliconANGLE

The pope has warned that AI is never truly neutral: it reflects the society that made it. He has called for ethical oversight – and protecting workers.

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

VATICAN CITY (AP):Pope Leo XIV yesterday called for robust regulation of artificial intelligence and for its developers to work for the common good rather than profit, issuing a…

Alex Friedman argues that only large asset owners have the power to mitigate the technology’s existential risks.

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

With the release of his encyclical letter Magnifica Humanitas on May 25, 2026, Pope Leo XIV has signaled that he wants the church to respond to artificial intelligence much as a…

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…

Leaders stand at an AI crossroads where their decisions will define the future, shaping innovation, risk and public trust in the years ahead.