Pope Leo launches an AI commission days before he releases a papal letter alongside Anthropic cofounder Christopher Olah
Pope Leo XIV has established a Vatican commission on artificial intelligence, marking a significant step in the Church's engagement with the technology. This initiative comes ahead of the pope's first encyclical, which will address AI's impact on labor rights and human dignity. The commission aims to coordinate AI policies within the Holy See and facilitate collaboration among various Vatican institutions.
- ▪The Vatican's new AI commission was approved by Pope Leo XIV on May 16.
- ▪The commission will set policies for AI use within the Holy See and facilitate information exchange among Vatican bodies.
- ▪Pope Leo XIV's first encyclical, titled Magnifica Humanitas, is expected to address AI through the lens of Catholic social teaching.
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It’s all-knowing, omnipresent, and somewhere between one to two billion people in the world subscribe to it. Recommended Video It’s not Catholicism—it’s AI—and its usage among the world’s population is increasingly becoming a concern for some, especially as reports of how sycophantic it can be is leading to real-world harms. Among those concerned with its use is Pope Leo XIV, who approved the creation of a new Vatican commission on artificial intelligence on May 16. The move comes days before the pope is set to release his first papal encyclical (an official letter written by the Pope to guide bishops and practitioners on whatever subject through Catholicism) on AI usage. He’ll be joined by Christopher Olah, the Anthropic cofounder who developed Claude, on May 25.
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