Pope Leo challenges tech industry over AI oversight (opens in new tab)

Pope Leo XIV used his first encyclical, published May 25, to call for artificial intelligence to be “disarmed” and placed under stronger government and international oversight, saying the technology should serve human dignity rather than power or profit. The document, titled “Magnifica Humanitas,” criticizes the concentration of data, infrastructure and decision-making power among a small number of companies and states, while warning about misinformation, job displacement, surveillance and au...