TheVoiceOfJoyce Pope Leo’s encyclical has come at the right time. AI is nascent in America and not ready for prime time. Bots aren’t ready either. In technologies haste to replace employees they’re using Bots and AI and don’t vet their systems. Fortunately, most of us are frustrated by inept systems and regulations will control usage in America. In warfare, AI used without human oversight leads to massive collateral damage. AI needs oversight and regulation. We’re learning that smartphones or other devices are a hindrance to children’s learning. In Scandinavia, schools are banning devices and using pen, paper and books to educate their kids.

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These articles can be found in the NY Times.


By Motoko Rich and Elisabetta Povoledo

Motoko Rich, the Rome bureau chief, leads coverage of the pope. Elisabetta Povoledo reported from Vatican City.

May 25, 2026Updated 6:08 a.m. ET

Pope Leo XIV on Monday set out a sweeping vision for corporate executives, politicians and individuals who will shape and be shaped by the future of artificial intelligence, warning leaders to safeguard humanity from A.I.’s most disruptive effects.

Leo’s declaration came in the form of a papal encyclical, an open letter to “all people of good will” that ran to roughly 42,300 words in its English version. It outlined his desire to protect human dignity and agency in an age in which technology threatens to replace humans in many professional and social roles. He presented it alongside Christopher Olah, a co-founder of Anthropic, a major A.I. developer, in a symbolic gesture of dialogue between leaders of the spiritual and technological worlds.

While emphasizing that “technology should not be considered, in itself, as a force antagonistic to humanity,” he wrote that “the pursuit of greater profits cannot justify choices that systematically sacrifice jobs.”

Among other things, Leo called for:

  • government regulation of the private companies that are driving the development of A.I.
  • protection and retraining for workers whose jobs are threatened
  • education to help students think critically about the technology
  • action to protect children from violent, hypersexualized or fake information online that is often generated by A.I.
  • safeguards to ensure that humans, not artificial intelligence, remain responsible for all decisions regarding the use of weapons.

Above all he emphasized the importance of retaining a fundamental social role for all human beings. “A society that guarantees employment to only a small fraction of the population, despite having a high level of technical development, risks exposing many to forced inactivity, a lack of responsibility and the absence of daily tasks and stimuli, resulting in human and cultural impoverishment,” he said.

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