Pope Leo XIV called to 'disarm' artificial intelligence in a formal encyclical
The papal encyclical 'Magnifica Humanitas' explicitly calls for AI to be freed from logics of economic and military dominance, and warns against transhumanist visions.
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Tech industry leaders argue that 'disarming' AI would cede strategic advantage to nations that don't comply, and that the encyclical conflates narrow military AI with beneficial general-purpose AI research.
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