Magnifica Humanitas, Pope Leo's First Encyclical

5 Key points need to know about it

• Human Intelligence is immeasurably superior to artificial intelligence

• The Church must challenge the technocratic paradigm

• We are called to build a civilisation of love (not culture power)

• Our use of technology should be a principled use

• The life of Jesus shows us how to embrace our limitations for deeper communion with God.

To access the full encyclical online please visit www.vatican.va On safeguarding the human person in the time of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Pope Leo issued stark warning against building "a new tower of Babel" when developing artificial intelligence (AI) in his recently released encyclical Magnifica Humanitas, at a time when many people are growing concerned with the impact of the new technology and the rapid data center expansion that supports it.

His encyclical, the title of which means "magnificent humanity", pleads for AI development that safeguards Earth's natural resources, perserves the dignity of work, builds up human solidarity, and does not concentrate power in hands of a few but rather ensures all people benefit from the innovation.