{"id":9014,"date":"2026-05-25T16:03:26","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T16:03:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=9014"},"modified":"2026-05-25T16:03:26","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T16:03:26","slug":"pope-leo-ai-encyclical-risks-html","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=9014","title":{"rendered":"Pope Leo Warns of A.I. Risks in His First Papal Encyclical"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"site-content\">\n<div>\n<p aria-live=\"assertive\" class=\"css-1dv1kvn\">new video loaded: <!-- -->Pope Leo Warns of A.I. Risks in His First Papal Encyclical<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"video-header\">\n<div class=\"css-1g7y0i5 e1drnplw0\"><button tabindex=\"100\" class=\"css-1rtlxy\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"close\"><svg width=\"60\" height=\"60\" viewbox=\"0 0 60 60\" fill=\"none\"><circle cx=\"30\" cy=\"30\" r=\"30\" fill=\"white\" fill-opacity=\"0.9\"\/><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M38.4844 20.1006L39.8986 21.5148L21.5138 39.8996L20.0996 38.4854L38.4844 20.1006Z\" fill=\"black\"\/><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M21.5156 20.1006L20.1014 21.5148L38.4862 39.8996L39.9004 38.4854L21.5156 20.1006Z\" fill=\"black\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"css-18ow4sz e1drnplw2\">\n<div aria-labelledby=\"modal-title\" role=\"region\">\n<header class=\"css-1bzlfz\">\n<p>transcript<\/p>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"css-1igvuto\"><span>Back<\/span><\/button><\/header>\n<div class=\"css-uzyn7p\">\n<div class=\"css-1vxywau\">\n<p class=\"css-1nng8z9\">transcript<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"css-8p0vwh\">Pope Leo Warns of A.I. Risks in His First Papal Encyclical<\/h2>\n<h4 class=\"css-qsd3hm\">Pope Leo XIV presented his first encyclical, \u201cMagnifica Humanitas,\u201d in which he outlined his desire to protect human dignity and agency in an age when technology threatens to replace people in many professional and social roles.<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<dl class=\"css-p98d0w\">\n<dt class=\"css-xx7kwh\"\/>\n<dd class=\"css-4gvq6l\">\n<p class=\"css-8hvvyd\">\u201cArtificial intelligence now demands to be disarmed, freed from logics that turn it into an instrument of of domination, exclusion and death. Like nuclear energy, it must be at the service of all, and of the common good. Decisions about technology must never be separated from conscience and responsibility. Let\u2019s not fear artificial intelligence, but constantly keep the question of the human in play. We cannot be careless with our most powerful technical instruments.\u201d \u201cI am grateful to His Holiness and to the church for taking up this work of discernment. We need moral voices that the incentives cannot bend. Today is just the beginning \u2014 the start of a long collaboration between those of us who are building this and those who can see what we, from the inside, cannot.\u201d \u201cAmen. Thank you very much.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<header class=\"css-jgknzh\">\n<div class=\"css-1gn3fip\">\n<div class=\"css-p5izi2\">\n<div class=\"css-1h4tnhd\"><nyt-betamax class=\"css-j5i4vc\"><template shadowrootmode=\"open\" slotassignment=\"named\"><link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/video-static\/betamax\/player-0.2.48-CnxAEwcy.css\" crossorigin=\"\"\/><\/template><nyt-betamax-cover><template shadowrootmode=\"open\" slotassignment=\"named\"><link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/video-static\/betamax\/cover-0.2.48-eTrf0IGY.css\" crossorigin=\"\"\/><\/template><nyt-betamax-poster><template shadowrootmode=\"open\" slotassignment=\"named\"><link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/video-static\/betamax\/poster-0.2.48-BdueiXaE.css\" crossorigin=\"\"\/><img alt=\"Pope Leo XIV, in white robes and cap, sits in a chair in front of microphones and a flower arrangement. Above and behind him is a framed image of Mary and child.\" data-testid=\"betamax-poster\"   fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"_poster_13tnt_20\"\/><\/template><\/nyt-betamax-poster><\/nyt-betamax-cover><nyt-betamax-overlay-controls><template shadowrootmode=\"open\" slotassignment=\"named\"><link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/video-static\/betamax\/overlay-controls-0.2.48-BN-qu2gk.css\" crossorigin=\"\"\/><link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/video-static\/betamax\/share-button-0.2.48-Dk6TOAo1.css\" crossorigin=\"\"\/><\/template><\/nyt-betamax-overlay-controls><nyt-betamax-ads><template shadowrootmode=\"open\" slotassignment=\"named\"><link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/video-static\/betamax\/ads-0.2.48-C_YVzzUG.css\" crossorigin=\"\"\/><\/template><\/nyt-betamax-ads><\/nyt-betamax><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1msb6m0\"><span class=\"css-hple31\">Pope Leo XIV presented his first encyclical, \u201cMagnifica Humanitas,\u201d in which he outlined his desire to protect human dignity and agency in an age when technology threatens to replace people in many professional and social roles.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>By Axel Boada<\/p>\n<p>May 25, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>new video loaded: Pope Leo Warns of A.I. 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