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

Pope Leo XIV released his first encyclical, “Magnifica Humanitas,” at the Vatican on May 25, outlining the Catholic Church’s teaching on artificial intelligence and calling for stronger regulation, public oversight and development aimed at the common good rather than profit. The document, subtitled “On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence,” says AI is not inherently evil but warns that rapid deployment can threaten human dignity, work, democracy, education, the...