Notes on Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical on AI

RTMH: Pope Leo's Magnifica Humanitas on AI

His holiness has spoken, frequently about AI.

Did the Pope use AI to write about the dangers of AI?

Analyses have determined that parts of the Magnifica Humanitas appear to have been written by AI.

Encyclical Letter of His Holiness Leo XIV Magnifica Humanitas (15 May 2026)

ENCYCLICAL LETTER MAGNIFICA HUMANITAS OF HIS HOLINESS POPE LEO XIV ON SAFEGUARDING THE HUMAN PERSON IN THE TIME OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE [ Multimedia ] ___________________________

Pope Leo calls for being ‘profoundly human’ in the age of AI

AI has been a core part of Pope Leo’s papacy

Pope Leo XIV on Twitter / X

In this era of artificial intelligence, it is becoming urgent to distinguish human art from what machines produce. There is an ontological difference, even before an aesthetic one, between art and what a machine can generate through statistical calculation based on millions of…— Pope Leo XIV (@Pontifex) October 2, 2026

Citing Gandalf, Pope Leo says we must "disarm" AI

In an age of AI, Pope looks for "artisans of hope."

233. "The Illusion of Thinking" — Thoughts on This Important Paper

This is a fantastic paper. I just love it. tl;dr AI is not human. Anthropomorphization has been bad for AI, LLMs, and Chat. Clippy walked so today's AI could run.

AI, Ethics, and Society — Home

AI and the crisis of the author

Editor’s note (September 21, 2026): We have removed this essay. AI was used in its preparation. The TLS editorial guidelines prohibit the use of AI in the

AI as Christian Heresy

A pocket history of the rise of artificial intelligence, and some strategies for resistance.

A Jewish Case for AI work exemptions

or: why should CHICAGO POPE have all the fun

The AI Model That Was Too Dangerous to Release: Meet Claude Mythos

Anthropic just built the most powerful AI in history. Then decided the world wasn’t ready for it. Here’s everything you need to know.

The 40 Most Rage-Inducing Problems in Tech

The bugs, broken apps, and nightmare customer-service bots we can't escape, presented as a blessed and sacred addendum to Pope Leo XIV’s new encyclical on AI

AI Policy - Taylor & Francis

Learn about Taylor & Francis' AI Policy, which provides guidelines on the ethical use of artificial intelligence in research, publishing, and content creation to maintain integrity and transparency.

AI Use in The Scholarly Kitchen - The Scholarly Kitchen

Some thoughts on the reader response the Scholarly Kitchen has seen regarding AI use by authors, a recent Nature News article on the efficacy of AI detection tools, and why it's important to keep experimenting to figure out what's ethically acceptable.