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Pope creates AI study group as Vatican prepares release of first encyclical

Pope Leo XIV has established a Vatican internal study group on artificial intelligence ahead of his first encyclical, which is expected to emphasize an ethics-based approach to AI prioritizing human dignity and peace. The move signals the Church's growing engagement with AI governance, potentially clashing with the Trump administration's pro-development stance.

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  • Pope Leo XIV creates an in-house AI study group due to accelerating AI use and its impact on human dignity.
  • His first encyclical, signed 135 years after Pope Leo XIII's 'Rerum Novarum', will frame AI as an existential challenge akin to the Industrial Revolution.
  • The Vatican calls for AI regulation based on ethics, inclusion, and accountability, opposing unchecked development.
  • The pope warns of AI's dangers in warfare, misinformation, and environmental harm, urging human oversight.

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