Pope Leo XIV urges strict oversight of artificial intelligence (opens in new tab)

Pope Leo XIV issued his first encyclical, “Magnifica Humanitas,” on May 25, calling for stronger regulation of artificial intelligence and urging developers to put the common good ahead of profit. The document, described as about 42,300 words in English, warns that AI could deepen inequality, weaken human agency and shift critical decisions away from people unless governments and companies impose safeguards. The first U.S.-born pope presented the encyclical at the Vatican alongside Christophe...