Pope Leo urges AI regulation in first encyclical (opens in new tab)

Pope Leo XIV issued and presented the first encyclical of his papacy, "Magnifica Humanitas," at the Vatican on May 25. The 42,300-word text calls for stronger regulation of artificial intelligence and for the technology to be "disarmed" from uses tied to domination, exclusion and death. The document urges governments, companies and users to keep AI under legal, ethical and political oversight, including "robust legal frameworks, independent oversight, informed users, and a political system th...