Pope Leo Releases First AI Encyclical, Calls Data a Common Good and Rejects Moral Neutrality of Tech – Decrypt

May 25, 2026 - 23:45
Pope Leo Releases First AI Encyclical, Calls Data a Common Good and Rejects Moral Neutrality of Tech – Decrypt
In brief Pope Leo XIV released “Magnifica Humanitas” on May 25, the first papal encyclical dedicated entirely to AI. The encyclical classifies algorithms, data, and digital platforms as common goods that cannot remain under private monopoly control. Anthropic co-founder Christopher Olah spoke at the Vatican launch and warned that AI labor displacement at scale would...

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