Linkpost: New Vatican Encyclical on AI Governance

Pope Leo XIV has released a new, 42k-word encyclical laying out the Vatican's position on many AI safety topics. You can read the full thing here, or read the Vatican's press release here, or coverage in the NY Times, or perhaps consider having an LLM read the whole encyclical, then chatting about whatever specifics you're interested in! Below is a portion of the NY Times story on the event: Leo’s declaration 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.