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Pope calls for robust regulation of AI in manifesto that ponders the future of humanity

Leo denounced the “culture of power” driving the race for artificial intelligence.

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Left / center-leftThe Irish Times view on the pope and AI: an important plea for proper regulation

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CenterPope calls for robust regulation of AI in manifesto that ponders the future of humanity

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Right / center-rightPope Leo XIV says it is ‘not permissible’ to use AI in certain ways

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Al.com (Alabama News)News report · May 25, 7:19 PM

Pope Leo XIV says it is ‘not permissible’ to use AI in certain ways

Leo denounced the “culture of power” driving the race for artificial intelligence.

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Pittsburgh Post-GazetteNews report · May 25, 7:20 PM

Pope calls for robust regulation of AI in manifesto that ponders the future of humanity

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Sky NewsNews report · May 25, 7:10 PM

Pope Leo warns about AI and calls for regulation as he quotes from the Lord of the Rings

Pope Leo has called for robust regulation of artificial intelligence (AI) in a sweeping manifesto on safeguarding humankind.

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Irish TimesNews report · May 25, 7:00 PM

The Irish Times view on the pope and AI: an important plea for proper regulation

The wide-ranging encyclical represents Pope Leo’s determination to protect human dignity and agency

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Business InsiderNews report · May 25, 6:44 PM

What smart people are saying about Pope Leo's letter on AI

Pope Leo XIV shared his first encyclical on Monday. The writings about AI sparked responses from tech leaders, politicians, and other big names.

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The Christian PostNews report · May 25, 6:19 PM

Pope Leo XIV challenges AI's ability to replace God, humans in first encyclical letter

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Artificial intelligence undermines genuine relationships and the dignity of the human person, according to Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical letter, which argues that Christianity offers a mo...

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CBS NewsNews report · May 25, 6:04 PM

Pope Leo encyclical calls for "disarming" of AI

Pope Leo XIV's major encyclical warns about the rise of artificial intelligence. CBS News' Chris Livesay reports.

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PBS NewsHourNews report · May 25, 5:50 PM

Pope Leo XIV makes historic apology for Vatican's role in legitimizing slavery

Pope Leo XIV made a historic apology on Monday for the Holy See's role in legitimizing slavery and for having failed to condemn it for centuries, calling the Vatican's record a "wound in Ch...

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AxiosNews report · May 25, 5:05 PM

5 ways Pope Leo says AI could warp humanity

Pope Leo XIV is warning that the artificial intelligence race could become a new Tower of Babel — a dazzling human achievement that concentrates power, weakens truth and turns people into d...

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The Washington TimesNews report · May 25, 4:59 PM

Pope Leo XIV makes historic apology for Vatican's role in legitimizing slavery

Pope Leo XIV made a historic apology on Monday for the Holy See's role in legitimizing slavery and for having failed to condemn it for centuries, calling the Vatican's record a "wound in Ch...

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News Channel 4 (KFOR.com)News report · May 25, 4:59 PM

Pope Leo XIV makes historic apology for Vatican's role in legitimizing slavery

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV made a historic apology on Monday for the Holy See's role in legitimizing slavery and for having failed to condemn it for centuries, calling the Vatican’s r...

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FortuneNews report · May 25, 4:54 PM

Pope Leo called AI an ‘instrument of domination, exclusion and death.’ Anthropic was in the room

Leo’s first encyclical, “Magnifica Humanitas," was very consciously signed on the 135th anniversary of "Rerum Novarum," on the first Industrial Revolution.

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LifeSiteNewsNews report · May 25, 4:46 PM

Atheist AI executive helps present Pope Leo’s new encyclical

On May 25, a diverse group presented Pope Leo's new encyclical Magnifica Humanitas ('Magnificent Humanity') in the Vatican's Synod Hall.

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TruthoutNews report · May 25, 4:34 PM

Pope Leo Issues Encyclical Warning of AI’s Potential Dangers If Left Unregulated

“No algorithm can make war morally acceptable,” reads the first major theological document of Leo XIV's papacy.

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ABC7 New YorkNews report · May 25, 4:33 PM

Pope calls for robust regulation of AI in manifesto that ponders the future of humanity

Pope Leo XIV called Monday for robust regulation of artificial intelligence and for its developers to work for the common good rather than profit.

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BBC NewsNews report · May 25, 4:08 PM

Pope Leo says AI must be 'disarmed' in first major teaching

The pontiff also warned of a "new digital slaveries" in his first encyclical since becoming Pope last year.

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MashableNews report · May 25, 4:06 PM

3 key takeaways from Pope Leos 42,000-word AI encyclical

Pope Leo XIV issues his first encyclical, pegged to the rise of AI and its effects on humanity.

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Daily SignalNews report · May 25, 4:00 PM

Pope Leo’s Message in Magnifica Humanitas Is One We All Need to Hear

Pope Leo XIV‘s first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, is perfectly timed. In the document, signed on the 135th anniversary of Pope Leo XIII’s Rerum Novarum, the pope takes up the question t...

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Washington ExaminerNews report · May 25, 3:28 PM

Pope Leo urges significant regulation to disarm AI

Pope Leo XIV called for the regulation of artificial intelligence to ensure it is used for the common good rather than profit in his first encyclical, released on Monday, titled “Magnifica...

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TechCrunchNews report · May 25, 3:09 PM

The pope’s AI encyclical isn’t really about AI

Pope Leo XIV's first encyclical uses AI as a lens to diagnose older problems: concentrated power, eroding democracy, and a tech elite that shapes the world to its own advantage.

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The VergeNews report · May 25, 3:05 PM

Pope Leo calls for being ‘profoundly human’ in the age of AI

Pope Leo XIV warned of the risks of AI and unconstrained technological power in his first major papal document released on Monday. Magnifica Humanitas is the pope's manifesto on "safeguardi...

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Globe and MailNews report · May 25, 3:00 PM

Pope Leo warns some AI weapons 'practically beyond' human control

Pope Leo warned on Monday that some autonomous weapons systems are 'practically beyond any human reach' to control, as he presented his first encyclical on the risks of AI systems.

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Chicago Sun-TimesNews report · May 25, 2:59 PM

Pope Leo calls for robust regulation of AI in manifesto that ponders the future of humanity

(AP) — Pope Leo XIV called Monday for robust regulation of artificial intelligence and for its developers to work for the common good rather than profit, issuing a sweeping manifesto on saf...

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VoxNews report · May 25, 2:45 PM

The pope takes on AI

Monday morning, the Roman Catholic Church made its biggest foray yet into the discourse on artificial intelligence and the role it should play in human life as the technology develops. In t...

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RealClearInvestigationsNews report · May 25, 2:20 PM

Even If You Hate AI, You Will Use Google AI Search

Steven Levy, WIRED The search giant's AI-crafted answers are so convenient, you'll be sucked in—to the detriment of the web and the artists and thinkers behind it.

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MediaiteNews report · May 25, 1:59 PM

Pope Leo Makes Historic Public Apology for Vatican’s Complicity in Slavery

Leo wrote that the Church had taken too long to fully recognize slavery’s incompatibility with Christian teaching, calling it “a wound in Christian memory.” The post Pope Leo Makes Historic...

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Le Monde EnglishNews report · May 25, 1:48 PM

Pope Leo XIV calls for 'disarming AI'

In his first encyclical, titled 'Magnifica humanitas,' the pope warns about the impacts of artificial intelligence, which he described as an anthropological challenge to humanity, stepping...

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Times of IsraelNews report · May 25, 1:25 PM

Pope calls for robust AI regulation in manifesto pondering the future of humanity

Leo XIV's first encyclical demands AI be 'disarmed,' freed from use as 'instrument of domination, exclusion and death'; expert says edict may be 'defining document for our era'

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TheGrioNews report · May 25, 1:04 PM

Pope Leo XIV apologizes for Catholic Church’s role in legitimizing slavery

The historic apology acknowledges how the Catholic Church’s highest authority helped give European powers religious cover to subjugate and enslave

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Financial TimesNews report · May 25, 12:45 PM

Pope Leo says AI ‘needs to be disarmed’

Pontiff warns of dangers of a technological revolution driven by ‘the idolatry of profit’

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CNBCNews report · May 25, 12:26 PM

Pope Leo urges AI regulation and warns that some weapons are now beyond human control

The first U. S. pope called for ownership of AI data not to be left solely in private hands and for policy makers to protect the rights of workers and children.

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WiredNews report · May 25, 10:30 AM

The AI Era Is Creating a Bug Hunting Arms Race

As attackers ramp up their AI exploit development, the search for software vulnerabilities is changing rapidly.

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Politico EuropeNews report · May 25, 9:52 AM

The Vatican vs. killer robots: Pope Leo XIV takes aim at AI warfare

The pontiff's first formal letter to the Catholic world warns of the dangers posed by autonomous weapons systems.

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NPRNews report · May 25, 9:32 AM

Pope Leo takes aim at big tech in sweeping encyclical on AI

"Magnifica Humanitas" tackles the social, economic and political challenges associated with artificial intelligence.

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BloombergNews report · May 25, 9:31 AM

Pope Says AI Should Be Disarmed to Avoid Dominating Humanity

Pope Leo XIV said artificial intelligence should be “disarmed” to protect humanity from its dangers, adding his voice to a heated debate over the extent to which governments should regulate...

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The Free PressNews report · May 25, 1:01 AM

Tyler Cowen: Seven Ways to Avoid Losing Your Job to AI

Go into the office, embrace ‘messy jobs,’ and other dos and don’ts for the future workplace in the age of AI, advises Tyler Cowen.

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Mother JonesNews report · May 24, 4:58 PM

Is Pope Leo Joining the Anti-AI Resistance?

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Having spoken out for the welfare of immigrants and against the war in Iran—and drawn the ire of some American conservatives in the process—Pope Leo XIV is now calling on the world to safeg...

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