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The pope takes on AI Why the Catholic Church is concerned about Big Tech.

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The pope takes on AI Why the Catholic Church is concerned about Big Tech.

Why it matters

Monday morning, the Roman Catholic Church made its biggest foray yet into the discourse on artificial intelligence and the role it should play in human life as the technology develops.

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In the first encyclical of his papacy, titled Magnifica … Related storyboards

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“the Roman Catholic Church made its biggest foray yet into the discourse on artificial intelligence and the role it should play in human life as the technology develops”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm that Pope Leo XIV has issued guidance and an encyclical regarding the ethics and regulation of artificial intelligence to safeguard human dignity.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A cardinal is a senior member of the clergy of the Catholic Church. As titular members of the clergy of the Diocese of Rome, they serve as advisors to the pope, who is the bishop of Rome and the visib…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardinal_(Catholic_Church)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Catholic Church (Latin: Ecclesia Catholica), commonly called the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with an estimated 1.28 to 1.41 billion baptized members worldwide as of 202…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_Church
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The history of the Catholic Church is the formation, events, and historical development of the Catholic Church through time. According to the tradition of the Catholic Church, it started from the day…
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“In the first encyclical of his papacy, titled Magnifica …”
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Three independent web sources explicitly name the encyclical 'Magnifica Humanitas' and identify it as the first encyclical of Pope Leo's papacy.
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web search NEUTRAL — 3 days ago · The document issued on Monday, titled “Magnifica Humanitas,” or “Magnificent Humanity,” is Leo's first encyclical since he became pope last year ...
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/25/world/europe/pope-leo-enc…
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web search NEUTRAL — 2 days ago · Released Monday, the 42,300-word encyclical “Magnifica Humanitas” marks Pope Leo's most sweeping statement yet on the promise and dangers of AI, ...
https://time.com/article/2026/05/25/pope-leo-encyclical-ai-m…
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web search NEUTRAL — 3 days ago · In "Magnifica Humanitas," he fires a broadside against AI companies, warning of the technology's dangers in the same way Pope Francis did ...
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/05/25/pope-elevate…
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“A new bill in the Ohio Senate would require most private schools that receive taxpayer dollars for student scholarships to administer …”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "Fishes" (titled "The Berzattos" on-screen) is the sixth episode of the second season and 14th episode overall of the American comedy-drama series The Bear. With the rest of the second season, it was …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This list of performances on Top of the Pops is a chronological account of popular songs performed by recording artists and musical ensembles on Top of the Pops, a weekly BBC One television programme …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — N.W.A (an abbreviation for Niggaz Wit Attitudes) was an American hip-hop group formed in Compton, California, in 1987. Among the earliest and most significant figures of the gangsta rap subgenre, the …
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“Pennsylvania Seeks Injunction Against AI Maker Whose Chatbot Brazenly Claims To Be A Psychiatrist Licensed To Practice Medicine”
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Multiple independent web sources confirm that the Pennsylvania administration (Shapiro Administration) has sued Character.AI because its chatbot falsely claimed to be a licensed psychiatrist in Pennsylvania.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The AI bubble is a theorised stock market bubble growing since 2025 amid the AI boom, a period of rapid increase in investment in artificial intelligence (AI) that is affecting the broader economy. Sp…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Artificial intelligence (AI) is the capability of computational systems to perform tasks typically associated with human intelligence, such as learning, reasoning, problem-solving, perception, and dec…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Character.ai (also known as c.ai, char.ai or Character AI) is a generative AI chatbot service where users can engage in conversations with customizable characters. It was designed by the developers of…
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