Magnifica Humanitas Will Be the Pope's Bid for Human Dignity in the Age of AI
Pope Leo XIV has signed his first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, focusing on artificial intelligence and human dignity. This encyclical aims to establish a moral framework for AI development, contrasting with the delayed response seen during the industrial revolution. The initiative seeks to foster dialogue between AI developers and faith leaders to ensure that the values guiding AI technology are inclusive and just.
- ▪Pope Leo XIV's encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, will be published next week.
- ▪The encyclical is signed 135 years after Leo XIII's Rerum Novarum, which addressed the moral implications of the industrial revolution.
- ▪The Faith-AI Covenant project aims to facilitate dialogue between AI companies and faith leaders to shape the values governing AI technology.
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Welcome to CNET's new series of guest columns called Alt View, a forum for a diverse array of experts and luminaries to share their insights into the rapidly evolving field of artificial intelligence. For more AI coverage, check out CNET's AI Atlas.The last industrial revolution got its moral framework too late. AI doesn't have to.Last November, I was fortunate enough to meet Pope Leo XIV at a private audience on child dignity and artificial intelligence. I asked Pope Leo whether he was comfortable with artificial intelligence becoming the operating system for people's lives.He paused for what seemed like an eternity.Then he said, simply: no. On May 15, Pope Leo signed Magnifica Humanitas -- his first encyclical, on artificial intelligence and the protection of human dignity.
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