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Pope Leo XIV calls for AI regulation, warns against 'domination and death'

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Pope Leo XIV has issued a significant encyclical, "Magnifica Humanitas," calling for strict regulation of artificial intelligence and urging developers to prioritize the common good over profit. He denounced AI's potential for "domination, exclusion and death," particularly in warfare, and stated that irreversible lethal decisions should not be entrusted to AI systems. The document, which includes input from Anthropic co-founder Christopher Olah, is expected to serve as a crucial reference point for policymakers and researchers grappling with AI's societal impact. AI

IMPACT Sets a moral and ethical benchmark for AI development and regulation, potentially influencing global policy and industry practices.

RANK_REASON The Pope, a significant global figure, issued a major teaching document (encyclical) on AI policy and ethics. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.7]

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Pope Leo XIV calls for AI regulation, warns against 'domination and death'

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  1. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · Nicole Winfield, Kaitlyn Huamani, Paolo Santalucia, The Associated Press ·

    Pope Leo called AI an ‘instrument of domination, exclusion and death.’ Anthropic was in the room

    Leo’s first encyclical, “Magnifica Humanitas," was very consciously signed on the 135th anniversary of "Rerum Novarum," on the first Industrial Revolution.

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