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Pope Leo XIV’s recent AI encyclical has garnered some mixed reactions in AI circles, especially for its lack of discussion of AGI.
His call to arms doesn’t mention the superintelligent AI many insist is coming — but there are good reasons not to.
On Monday, Pope Leo XIV unveiled an encyclical letter addressing the societal implications of artificial intelligence. The letter, titled Magnifica Humanitas, warned that the “use of AI is never a purely technical matter: when it enters processes that affect people’s lives, it touches on rights, opportunities, status and freedom.” Alongside him was Anthropic cofounder and interpretability team lead Christopher Olah, representing a partnership between the Catholic Church and one of the biggest players in AI.
