Pope Leo XIV's encyclical warns against AI's dehumanizing effects, echoing Frank Herbert's Butlerian Jihad from 'Dune.'

Pope Leo XIV's encyclical Magnifica Humanitas warns AI creates 'new forms of slavery,' addresses crypto ethics, and was co-presented by Anthropic's Christopher Olah.

Pope Leo XIV warned against "a race for ever more powerful algorithms and larger datasets, driven by the desire to secure geopolitical or commercial dominance".

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

The 42,300-word encyclical urges greater regulation of artificial intelligence.

Pope Leo XIV highlights AI risks in first encyclical - SiliconANGLE

Pope Leo XIV voiced his concerns about AI in his first encyclical, sparking praise and memes on social media, along with jokes about a ‘Butlerian Jihad.’

Pope Leo XIV on Monday published the first major doctrinal document of his pontificate, an encyclical titled Magnifica Humanitas in which he calls for “disarming” artificial…

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’

"To disarm does not mean rejecting technology, but preventing it from dominating humanity," Pope Leo wrote.

First encyclical from Pope Leo XIV comes as fears of AI’s power grow

Pope Leo XIV has disseminated a major manifesto warning of the societal ills posed by the emerging technology – particularly on the battlefield and how it is related to “slavery”.…

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.

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…

In a moving message this weekend, Pope Leo XIV spoke out against the rising tide of AI and urged his followers to recommit to a radical humanism. The message—delivered in the form…

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

Pope Leo XIV's encyclical warns against AI's dehumanizing effects, echoing Frank Herbert's Butlerian Jihad from 'Dune.'