The best way to strike the right balance is by recognising that we all have a responsibility to make this technology safe and beneficial

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…

AI “must be at the service of all, and of the common good,” the pope said

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.

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.

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…

“It’s not about AI. It’s about protecting the human person in the age of AI.”

The company, which has repeatedly emphasized its belief that AI could one day be conscious, wants to have its communion wafer and eat it too.

He warns against reducing people to measurable outputs, predictive profiles or behavioural categories. Once technology becomes the standard by which human beings are judged, it no…

The best way to strike the right balance is by recognising that we all have a responsibility to make this technology safe and beneficial

The words of one of the fathers of AI in the aftermath of Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical Magnifica Humanitas

Despite a lack of regulation, we still have the ability to steer artificial intelligence in ways that can benefit our common humanity.

The intelligent and thoughtful encyclical is an important warning of the uses and misuses of a rapidly developing technology. Silicon Valley is wrong to dismiss it

The encyclical provides an ethical and moral framework for AI, but one that is steeped in Catholicism and ignores the faiths and practices of a majority of the world’s population.

A Harvard fellow and former financial intelligence chief argues the right model for AI governance isn't nuclear arms control — it's the global framework that brought down ISIS…

Guardian readers in the US spoke of fears about unregulated AI in response to the pope’s encyclical warning about the risks of the technology

Experts say AI firm’s engagement with Vatican risks creating ‘feelgood’ discourse that lacks critical examination

Rite and Reason: Magnifica Humanitas considers what it might mean to safeguard the best parts of being human in the time of artificial intelligence