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Last update: 8 hours agoAI Encyclical Shockwave: Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, landed with a double punch: he urged the world to “disarm” AI and warned it could enable “new forms of slavery,” deepen inequality, and make war more feasible—while insisting lethal decisions must never be delegated to machines. Historic Apology: In the same text, he issued an unprecedented, direct apology for the Vatican’s role in legitimising slavery, calling the delay “a wound in Christian memory.” Tech Meets Theology: At the Vatican event, Anthropic co-founder Chris Olah said researchers are seeing emotion-like internal states and “introspection”-like patterns, and warned AI could displace jobs “at very large scale,” demanding oversight beyond labs. Politics at the Door: Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez kept his Vatican agenda despite domestic pressure, with AI regulation and migration on the agenda. Church in the Public Square: Bishops hailed the encyclical as clear guidance for the AI era, while debate flared over how much regulation is enough.
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