Pope Leo XIV’s AI encyclical is getting a mixed reception from the tech world

The Vatican’s “Magnifica Humanitas” warns about the concentration of AI power among tech elites and argues that machines can never replace human morality or consciousness.

Pope Leo XIV attends the presentation of his first Encyclical Letter “Magnifica Humanitas” focused on the rise of artificial intelligence, in The Vatican on May 25, 2026. [Photo: Alberto PIZZOLI/ AFP via Getty Images]

A day after Pope Leo XIV released his much anticipated encyclical on AI, the response from the AI community has been mainly positive, with some quibbling over the nature and potential of the technology.

The Vatican released the encyclical, titled Magnifica Humanitas: On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence, in Vatican City on Monday. (An encyclical is a........

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