Pope Leo XIV issues encyclical 'Magnifica Humanitas' calling for AI regulation and denouncing autonomous lethal weapons
Pope Leo XIV signed his first encyclical on May 15, 2026 and published it on May 25, 2026, calling for AI to be 'disarmed' and stating it is 'not permissible' to entrust irreversible lethal decisions to automated systems. The document argues that 'no algorithm can make war morally acceptable.'
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