This encyclical letter from Pope Leo XIV examines the profound challenges posed by artificial intelligence and digital transformation to human dignity and social order. Drawing on the Church's Social Doctrine, the document provides an ethical framework for navigating the technological era, warning against a technocratic paradigm that seeks to reduce humans to data or optimize them for efficiency. It calls for a shared responsibility to ensure technology serves the common good rather than becoming an instrument of dominance or exclusion.
Main topics include:
- Safeguarding human dignity and ontological value in the digital age
- The need for transparency, accountability, and governance in AI
- Upholding truth as a common good against disinformation
- Protecting the dignity of work during digital transitions
- Guarding freedom from commercialization and algorithmic social control
- Addressing new forms of slavery within technological supply chains
- Building a civilization of love through justice and peace
Main topics include:
- Safeguarding human dignity and ontological value in the digital age
- The need for transparency, accountability, and governance in AI
- Upholding truth as a common good against disinformation
- Protecting the dignity of work during digital transitions
- Guarding freedom from commercialization and algorithmic social control
- Addressing new forms of slavery within technological supply chains
- Building a civilization of love through justice and peace
Pope Leo XIV explained that his name references Pope Leo XIII, who addressed social issues during the industrial revolution, and that AI presents similar challenges for human dignity, justice, and labor. The Catholic Church has been increasingly interested in AI and its ethical implications.
