The Disarming of AI: A Call for Caution from an Unlikely Quarter Pope Leo XIV's "Magnifica Humanitas" is a landmark document in Catholic social teaching, sending shockwaves through the tech world where innovation often takes precedence over concerns about humanity.
By framing AI as a threat to the common good, Leo joins a chorus of voices warning against unbridled technological progress.
The 40,000 word encyclical is a scathing critique of technology's role in perpetuating inequality and exclusion. The language is stark: AI must be "disarmed" to prevent it from becoming an instrument of domination.