Pope calls for robust regulation of AI in manifesto that ponders the future of humanity
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Pope Leo XIV issued an encyclical, "Magnifica Humanitas," calling for robust legal regulation, independent oversight, and ethical responsibility from AI developers to protect human dignity and the common good. He condemned the concentration of power in a few AI firms, warned against delegating irreversible lethal decisions to AI, and urged transparency in AI-driven military and civilian systems. The Vatican involved Anthropic in the launch and the text is expected to become a benchmark for policymakers, researchers, and civil society debating AI's social impacts. The pope framed AI's risks in terms of work, war, and human identity and appealed to developers and regulators to slow down, reflect, and prioritize humanity over profit.
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