Jezebel | By the Powers of Gandalf and the Pope, a Holy War Has Been Declared on AI by Danielle Han

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Pope Leo III’s inaugural encyclical, “Magnifica Humanitas,” a 42,300‑word teaching document, frames the rapid rise of artificial intelligence as a moral danger, warning that unchecked development could become a new “Tower of Babel” and a force antagonistic to humanity. While not opposing technological progress, the Pope calls for rigorous evaluation, slower adoption when necessary, and stronger oversight—especially regarding autonomous weapons and the erosion of traditional “just war” principles. He invokes J.R.R. Tolkien’s Gandalf to underscore collective responsibility for “uprooting evil” and stresses that AI must serve humanity’s well‑being rather than dominate it, positioning the Vatican’s stance as a thoughtful, faith‑based critique of contemporary AI enthusiasm and its political exploitation.

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