Pope Leo XIV has issued an encyclical letter titled 'Magnifica humanitas' on the topic of artificial intelligence, emphasizing that AI must serve the dignity of humanity rather than concentrate power in the hands of a few. The document warns against the risks of a "new technological apartheid" and calls for ethical regulation and governance of AI development.
Simon Willison's notes on Pope Leo XIV's encyclical "Magnifica Humanitas" on AI, which addresses ethical challenges around interpretability, cultural biases, environmental impact, algorithmic decision-making, accountability, and data ownership. Willison also highlights his earlier prediction that the Pope would weigh in on AI's economic impact, which came true with the document's release.
Corey Quinn commented that getting the Pope to frame a company's technical limitations as a spiritual treatise is an unprecedented act of vendor lobbying, referencing Anthropic co-founder Christopher Olah's influence on the papal encyclical *Magnifica Humanitas*.